Malicious Virus / Microsoft Updates warning

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From: Paddy Yates (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:56:14 -0700

Please be aware that today I have received notifications
of a mail doing the rounds which appears to have come
from Microsoft. The actual email address is MS Customer
Support [easbxbepldyee@confidence_ms.net], and its
addressed to MS Customer.

The mail looks and feels very micosoft but the attachment
(of the supposed updates) contains QTMA.EXE and contains
a worm virus (WORM_SWEN.A virus). Luckily Scanmail (Trend
Microsystems) detected it and deleted it.

Now I'm not one to point blame etc. But this forum is the
ONLY place I have used the email address that this spam
mail was sent to. The system it was sent to was set up by
me only at the weekend, and I posted a question a few
days back. I can assure all moderators / contributors
that this is a genuine post and not intended to scare
people but please could people be extra vigilant in their
virus scanning and detection.

Many thanks,

Pad.

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