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Sep 19, 2003, 10:56 AM
 
Over the last 2 days I've received about 50 emails, most not from MS, dealing with MS Security updates and they have from 1 to 3 .exe attachements. This morning there were 17 more in my inbox.

Is there some sort of virus going around on this?

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Sep 19, 2003, 11:18 AM
 
Yes and last I heard it's really quite pathetic seeing as a patch was made available TWO YEARS ago and this is just a repeat.
     
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Sep 19, 2003, 02:26 PM
 
     
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Sep 20, 2003, 04:06 PM
 
I have never received any of this crap before, but sadly my .Mac account just received 123 of these messages. Makes me want to strangle Windows users that have my e-mail address in their address book. That's the only way I could have started getting this junk.

Hope it goes away soon or Apple figures out a way to start blocking users from even getting it. I can see how Windows users can fall for this stuff. The email does look like it comes from MS, but most computer literate people will see right through it though.
     
   
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