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Deborah, Heads should be rolling in your IT department right now! Crista

You might be interested to see a statement I received recently from Microsoft which read: "Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service. My name is Remigio and I understand that you wish to verify an e-mail which seems to come from Microsoft about the Blaster Worm virus. From time to time malicious individuals circulate e-mails that purport to be a Microsoft Security Bulletin or Patch. Some of the emails direct the reader to download an executable file from a web site- while others include an executable file which contains a virus. If you have not subscribed to receive Microsoft Newsletters and you have received such an email we recommend that you delete it immediately, and under no circumstances should you download or run the executable file. There are several clues which indicate that the e-mails aren’t a bona fide security bulletin: 1. The e-mail isn't signed using the Microsoft Security Response Center’s digital signature. The Microsoft Security Response Center always signs its bulletins before mailing them, and you can verify the signature using the key we publish at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.asp If you are ever in doubt about the authenticity of a bulletin mailer you’ve received, consult the web-hosted bulletins on the Microsoft Security web site – the versions there are the authoritative source for information on Microsoft Security Bulletins. 2. The e-mail contains a patch. Authentic security bulletin mailers never provide the patch itself or a link to the patch; instead, they refer the reader to the complete version of the bulletin on our web site, which provides a link to the patch. More information on the Microsoft policy on software distribution is available at: http://microsoft.com/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp 3. The "patch" contained in the bogus bulletin isn't digitally signed by Microsoft. Microsoft always digitally signs the patches it releases. Always be sure you check the signature of any executable before installing it on your system. Microsoft urges customers to always verify any mail that claims to be a Microsoft security bulletin by using the steps described above and by always checking the Microsoft Web site for the definitive source of information on Microsoft Security Bulletins." Bruce.

don't these people realise what they are doing! putting lives at risk!

I work in the NHS as a midwife (I am at work at the moment) and all our computers went down because of the virus. The chaos it has caused. We are still having loads of problems, mainly that the printers won't work. It is a pain. People just don't think.

hi ros, i read about that one in a magazine last night, microsoft warned about it,and said they don't send emails, don't these SICK people have anything better to do!!they must lead very sad lives!

Thanx for warning Christine. Sarah.

just want to warn everyone about malicious emails,they contain viris's, i've had 4 of them today!luckily my anti viris picked them up and warned me they were infected,they have files attached to them,so i just deleted them,DON'T OPEN THEM!! it was in the paper about them earlier this week, so take care everyone!!