Hello

Have just received & deleted two fairly authenic looking emails supposedly
from Microsoft but actually emails containing trojans/viruses - and detected
by
my anti-virus software (www.Vet.com.au). Both had attachments.

I know these are not new but thought I'd bring them to the attention of
anyone who may be
interested that they are still going around. The details are:-

1. Says it is from :Microsoft Technical Service" with a subject heading of
"Last Network Email System Critical Upgrade" & an attachment. Have viewed
the
body of the email without opening it, & it reads extremely authenically &
certainly looks like it is from MS.

2. Says it is from "MS Network Email System" with a subject heading of
"Failure Advice" & an attachment. Again the body of the email reads well -
refers to a virus
being the cause & says it caught & deleted it.

Thought that reporting these examples may be of some assistance to someone.

Please note:... the emails were deleted & just to be sure I ran a full virus
scan on my hard drives.
I also never open any attachment unless I am aware of the source & run a
virus checker over it etc.
In these cases I was also alerted by the fact that I do not subscribe to any
MS Network services.

Regards from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
http://www.visitvictoria.com/

Very well known problem. Microsoft NEVER sends out unsolicited email. Any 
like that which claim to be from Microsoft are always a hoax, and probably 
contain a virus.

"Echuca" <acuhce@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message 
news:4172e5fa$0$20129$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hello
>
> Have just received & deleted two fairly authenic looking emails supposedly
> from Microsoft but actually emails containing trojans/viruses - and 
> detected
> by
> my anti-virus software (www.Vet.com.au). Both had attachments.
>
> I know these are not new but thought I'd bring them to the attention of
> anyone who may be
> interested that they are still going around. The details are:-
>
> 1. Says it is from :Microsoft Technical Service" with a subject heading of
> "Last Network Email System Critical Upgrade" & an attachment. Have viewed
> the
> body of the email without opening it, & it reads extremely authenically &
> certainly looks like it is from MS.
>
> 2. Says it is from "MS Network Email System" with a subject heading of
> "Failure Advice" & an attachment. Again the body of the email reads well -
> refers to a virus
> being the cause & says it caught & deleted it.
>
> Thought that reporting these examples may be of some assistance to 
> someone.
>
> Please note:... the emails were deleted & just to be sure I ran a full 
> virus
> scan on my hard drives.
> I also never open any attachment unless I am aware of the source & run a
> virus checker over it etc.
> In these cases I was also alerted by the fact that I do not subscribe to 
> any
> MS Network services.
>
> Regards from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
> http://www.visitvictoria.com/
>
> 

Thanks for the heads up.