i received this email this morning from microsoft saying i was sent a virus and that i need a patch. however, i don't use internet explorer and i haven't gotten any strange emails. the patch they send is for windows users i'm assuming -- not me w/ os x. correct? i copied the email i received from microsoft below.
thanks
From: Microsoft <security@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon Sep 1, 2003 8:45:36 PM US/Eastern
To: jmtiv@optonline.net
Subject: Use this patch immediately !
An e-mail delivered to you contained a virus. The virus was
identified by the Optimum Online E-mail Virus Protection system
using Symantec's Norton Anti Virus Technology. Please contact
and advise the sender of the virus-specific information provided below.
patch.exe was infected with the malicious virus W32.Dumaru@mm and has been deleted because the file cannot be cleaned.
From: Microsoft <security@microsoft.com>
To: jmtiv@optonline.net
Subject: Use this patch immediately !
Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!
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