[tlug] OT ["Microsoft Corporation Security Center" <rdquest12@example.com>] Internet Security Update

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

Anybody know what this is?  It's presumably a virus, but which one?

Nice to see them slipping right by that nasty ol' virus scanner
(issv3).  ;-)

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• To: "Microsoft Customer" <'customer@example.com'>
• Subject: Internet Security Update
• From: "Microsoft Corporation Security Center" <rdquest12@example.com>
• Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:32:42 -0500 (EST)
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Microsoft Customer,

     this is the latest version of security update, the 

known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer and 
MS Outlook/Express as well as six new vulnerabilities, and is 
discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-005. Install now to 
protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which 
could allow an attacker to run code on your computer.


Description of several well-know vulnerabilities:

[yada, yada, yada -- even MS can't be that bad spellers!]

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