On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:18:25 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:

In article , Franz Heymann notfranz.
writes

In view of the fact that there is a virus doing the rounds, (it tries to
attack me on average 1.5 times daily) which purports to come from Microsoft
and which includes an attachment which is said to cure something or other,
I will not avail myself of this advice, however good it might be, until I
hear from others who are brave enough to follow it.

There's a difference between downloading an official patch from
Microsoft, and executing an email attachment merely claiming to be a
patch (and in being in reality malware).

I think Franz doesn't trust the URL.


The vulnerability and patch don't apply to Windows 98 and some other old
versions of Windows.

Older versions of Windows aren't supported by MS, so patches will not
be available for them, even if they are needed.
--
Martin