Got this email today...should I install the attachment?

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I got an email from "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com> today.

Subject: Use this patch immediately!

Body: 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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Headers: Return-Path: <admin@duma.gov.ru>
Received: from mx06.lax.untd.com (mx06.lax.untd.com [10.130.24.66])
by maildeliver04.lax.untd.com with SMTP id AABAN9HJ4AUPCAGJ
for <generalchicken@juno.com> (sender <admin@duma.gov.ru>);
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:06:34 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from localhost (ip65-45-23-146.z23-45-65.customer.algx.net
[65.45.23.146])
by mx06.lax.untd.com with SMTP id AABAN9HJ4AJCCUPJ
for <generalchicken@juno.com> (sender <admin@duma.gov.ru>);
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:06:34 -0700 (PDT)
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Um, do you think I should open and install the attachment? ROR

Shocked

General Tsao
Those email vipers are bastards!

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Unless you want spam, I'd remove your email from that post.

And though you probably know, installing the patch would be a very bad idea.

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I wouldn't touch it for anything less than bond in the amount required to clean up the disk.

A month ago, I received an email attachment from a friend (well known on a2k), and checked with her before opening it. In fact, she had sent me nothing with an attachment - ever.

Scroll through the old a2k Computer and Internet forums to find the address for windows updates. Much better you go to them. They do not come to you.

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Any patches you need for anything you can find on Microsoft.com or the site for whatever operating system you use. That's the only place I would trust to get them.

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Err, General - prob'y not a good idea to include your email address in the post. Just inviting more of the same as those spam bastids troll forums collecting such info!