Ed Hulett -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 EH> 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. :)

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

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

Sounds like one of those kind of folks who you see doing something *REALLY*
stupid and you think "how did that guy survive childhood?" :)

-- 
L'Chaim,
Mimi

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