Mimi Gallandt -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 MG> Ed Hulett -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 EH>> Mimi Gallandt -> Ross Cassell wrote:
 MG>>> Ross Cassell -> Bob Klahn wrote:
 RC>>>> Hello Bob!

 RC>>>> 13 Aug 08 08:49, you wrote to All:

 BK>>>>>  I recently got an email with the microsoft return
address, with
 BK>>>>>  a link to download the latest version of Internet
Explorer 7.
 BK>>>>>  It looked legit, everything looked like it was
from microsoft.
 BK>>>>>  However, for some reason I was suspicious. In
addition, I get my
 BK>>>>>  updates automatically.

 BK>>>>>  So I sent a copy of the email to
support{at}microsoft.com with a
 BK>>>>>  note that I suspected it was fake. I got a reply
back, it was
 BK>>>>>  fake.

 BK>>>>>  So, don't download the latest version of Internet explorer 7
 BK>>>>>  from some link sent you in an email.

 RC>>>> All common sense...

 RC>>>> Dont download Windows Antivirus 2008/2009 or you will be sorry.

 RC>>>> If one bothers to follow the tech blogs via RSS feed or
otherwise,
 EH>> one
 RC>>>> can get a feel for when Microsoft and other software
companies are
 MG>>> gonna
 RC>>>> roll something new down the pike, as far as Microsoft
goes, if one
 RC>>>> doesnt have time to read the tech blogs, then only trust Windows
 MG>>> Update.

 MG>>> I have my machine set for automatic updates. The only things I ever
 MG>>> download are audiobooks and after downloading them, before I even
 MG> look
 MG>>> at the files I run AVG scan selected files on them.

 EH>> I am virtually free of M$. I only have one Windows box and it runs
 EH>> Win2k. The rest of my boxes (including this new AMD X2 dual core) run
 EH>> Linux (Ubuntu) and viruses, spyware and other malware can't touch me.

 MG> (I'm knocking wood as I type this) The *ONLY* virus I've ever gotten
 MG> came from my husband the day after we got remarried. It was called "I
 MG> love you". It didn't hurt my machine but a little worm got into my
 MG> address book and sent itself to everyone in it. (still knocking wood
 MG> ) I never open attachments sent to me in email, I practice safe
 MG> computing. :)

Heh heh... I remember cleaning that one off of several customers' systems.

I worked on one guy's computer that had over 100 viruses on it. Of course,
he had no anti-virus software at all.

ED

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