Guest Habibalby Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Dear All, Recently, we have received an email From Microsoft stated that, there is a new Security Update and we should download it and install it on the following OS... Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. I'm just I wanted to know, if Microsoft has taken the Windows 98, Millenium, And Windows 2000 out of their Support, and it's end of LifeCycle, How Microsoft they would release an update for them? ================================================= The email which we received: From: Microsoft High-priority update [mailto:customerservice@microsoft.com] Dear Microsoft Customer, Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats and performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this update. Since public distribution of this Update through the official website http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users. As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are available, you have received this notice. In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction: 1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message. 2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen. If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings of your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be finished. We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you. Thank you, Steve Lipner Director of Security Assurance Microsoft Corp. Quote
Guest S. Pidgorny Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 A typical scam. -- Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MCSE, RHCE -= F1 is the key =- http://sl.mvps.org http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp Habibalby wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Dear All, > Recently, we have received an email From Microsoft stated that, there is a > new Security Update and we should download it and install it on the following > OS... > > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. > > I'm just I wanted to know, if Microsoft has taken the Windows 98, Millenium, > And Windows 2000 out of their Support, and it's end of LifeCycle, How > Microsoft they would release an update for them? > > ================================================= > The email which we received: > From: Microsoft High-priority update [mailto:customerservice@microsoft.com] > > Dear Microsoft Customer, > > Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update > for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. > > Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates > category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats and > performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this update. > > Since public distribution of this Update through the official website > http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a > malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private > version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users. > > As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are > available, you have received this notice. > > In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction: > 1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message. > 2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen. > > If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings of > your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background > routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be finished. > > We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you. > > > Thank you, > > Steve Lipner > Director of Security Assurance > Microsoft Corp. > </span> Quote
Guest Trust No One® Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Habibalby wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Dear All, > Recently, we have received an email From Microsoft stated that, there > is a new Security Update and we should download it and install it on > the following OS...</span> <snip><span style="color:blue"> > > Since public distribution of this Update through the official website > http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a > malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental > private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users. ></span> LOL! then ROFL! I'm surprised you even needed to ask if this email was genuine. It's a scam.. -- Peter <X-Files fan> Quote
Guest Malke Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Habibalby wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Dear All, > Recently, we have received an email From Microsoft stated that, there is a > new Security Update and we should download it and install it on the > following OS... > > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. > > I'm just I wanted to know, if Microsoft has taken the Windows 98, > Millenium, And Windows 2000 out of their Support, and it's end of > LifeCycle, How Microsoft they would release an update for them?</span> Microsoft never sends update files as attachments in emails. Never . I certainly hope you didn't execute the file. If you did, start scanning for viruses and malware. Just because the email says it's from customerservice@microsoft.com means nothing. Senders of email are easily spoofed. One would have to look at the headers, but it doesn't matter. Microsoft never does this. What you received is a well-known social engineering scam intended to get you to infect your computer. And to answer your question, as you noted Win98/ME and Win2k are out of support and no legitimate update would be released for them. <span style="color:blue"> > The email which we received: > From: Microsoft High-priority update > [mailto:customerservice@microsoft.com] > > Dear Microsoft Customer, > > Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update > for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista.</span> (snip rest of scam email) Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 See http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/...ng/msemail.mspx -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Habibalby wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Dear All, > Recently, we have received an email From Microsoft stated that, there is a > new Security Update and we should download it and install it on the > following OS... > > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. > > I'm just I wanted to know, if Microsoft has taken the Windows 98, > Millenium, > And Windows 2000 out of their Support, and it's end of LifeCycle, How > Microsoft they would release an update for them? > > ================================================= > The email which we received: > From: Microsoft High-priority update > [mailto:customerservice@microsoft.com] > > Dear Microsoft Customer, > > Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update > for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista. > > Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates > category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats > and performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this > update. > > Since public distribution of this Update through the official website > http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a > malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private > version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users. > > As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are > available, you have received this notice. > > In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction: > 1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message. > 2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen. > > If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings > of > your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background > routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be > finished. > > We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you. > > > Thank you, > > Steve Lipner > Director of Security Assurance > Microsoft Corp. </span> Quote
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