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[BlondGirl]

Look at who the email is from.

Not at the top of the email, but in the bottom with all the routing information. I will bet that it is not an official email.

ALWAYS check there for anything from an unfamiliar source. (And aren't all the MSM ones sent with an "official" icon?)

If it is really some big change, they never do it overnight and there is never a huge hurry. Don't worry about it.

 

[timmaah]

Never run any .exe or attachment sent to you by email... if you are really worried about any security problems, go to the MSN site and download a fix from there.

Do not run what they sent via email, even if it looks legit... always go to the site...

 

[Miss Ladybird]

Microsoft NEVER send important info in emails. It says so on their website.

 

[zantac666]

Contact msn they will tell you.

I know they did some changes because im on webtv which is msn now and wheni went to use messenger i ha to create a microsoft.net passport before using messenger again.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

bs....I have hotmail too, and I didn't get it

If you set your junk mail filter to it's highest level, it will block everyone except your address book, the addresses you mark as safe and all REAL MSN messages.

therefore, it's not real

MSN also never sends multiple copies of official emails.

 

[cassie7166]

i had about 15 of these emails all the to the same addy,i have two hotmail addys so i can ignore every one else coming online via trillian and i only hear when my lover comes online with my private mail addy.
like the email says if you have higher versions of msn you needn't worry and msn 6 is kinda cool cos you can make your own smilies to send ,like which bit you want him to lick or what bit you want to lick

 

[timmaah]

But don't you think it's a little suspect that Microsoft would send you the same email, so many times? I do.

I do too, i doubt the message you got was from MS...... follow below

Many people think that this email is a legitimate email from Microsoft, as the links in the mail do lead directly to what appears to be a legit MSN webpage. I'm just still unconvinced.

What are you unconvinced about ? That there is a reason to update or that the email was faked?

My theory is that someone took the real text from an MS advisory and attached a virus or trojan onto it and emailed it around. Hopin that everyone would think it was from microsoft and run the virus.

So:

1. Email is probably forged, do not run an attachment
2. There is a real MS "Required Messenger Upgrade" and you should download it from the MS site.

And I don't want to Upgrade I like my version of Messenger

They may have an upgrade for your version ?? (or use another compatible program)

 

[MagicFingers]

I got it too

And I had the same concerns as you. It didn't look legitimate.
I am using version 4.5.0125 and it is still working fine. I don't want to upgrade either. If I did, I would do it from the MSN site, NOT the URL in the email, as someone mentioned earlier, above!
Good advice to always go to the official web site and upgrade from there, for any programs, and not use the easy click link in an email.

 

[MagicFingers]

OBTW

Hotmail (MSN) has web bugs on every page that you click on there. Every time I send an email reply, they have a web bug there tracking that I'm sending something from a certain domain address. I asked them today what they are using the information for, and that I was concerned about it. Most of these bugs are used for advertising reasons. but they don't need to track me every time I click on an email reply.
If anyone cares, I'll let you know how they respond.

 

[sheath]

Re: OBTW

Hotmail (MSN) has web bugs on every page that you click on there. Every time I send an email reply, they have a web bug there tracking that I'm sending something from a certain domain address. I asked them today what they are using the information for, and that I was concerned about it. Most of these bugs are used for advertising reasons. but they don't need to track me every time I click on an email reply.
If anyone cares, I'll let you know how they respond.

I'm definitely interested in what they have to say, because I have always wondered just how far they can track me, and more importantly, WHY they would want to do so.

S.

 

[MagicFingers]

This is their reply:

"Dear Hotmail Member :

Thank you for writing to Hotmail Support.

I understand your concern regarding Hotmail.

Please be assured that, Hotmail dose (sic) not track any mails sent and received in customers Hotmail account.

However, if your concern is regarding some different issue, please reply to this
message with a detailed description of the issue you are facing.

I look forward to hearing from you again and resolving your problem."

I responded with a copy of the web bug address, and a cookie they put on my computer after the mail was sent. The web bug is from globalads and the cookie is from doubleclick. both are probably for advertizing purposes, but I don't think they should track my every email!!!

 

[sheath]

Re: This is their reply:

"Dear Hotmail Member :

Thank you for writing to Hotmail Support.

I understand your concern regarding Hotmail.

Please be assured that, Hotmail dose (sic) not track any mails sent and received in customers Hotmail account.

However, if your concern is regarding some different issue, please reply to this
message with a detailed description of the issue you are facing.

I look forward to hearing from you again and resolving your problem."

I responded with a copy of the web bug address, and a cookie they put on my computer after the mail was sent. The web bug is from globalads and the cookie is from doubleclick. both are probably for advertizing purposes, but I don't think they should track my every email!!!

This is just my opinion, of course, but...

NEVER trust an explanation that involves the word 'however'...



S.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

Note: If (when) you get a notice supposedly from Microsoft about an internet security update, or from their security division or something similar, do not follow ANY of the instructions! Microsoft never sends out notices like this. If in doubt, always check a hoax website like Snopes. Any virus updates will always be available through antivirus websites like Symantec or McAfee. Any messages you get via e-mail should be ignored, as the companies are way ahead of the game and, if it's a real threat, will have their update already in place and ready to download.

A bit off-topic here, but noteworthy anyhow.

 

[Mogwai7]

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[Squeezenplease]

Re: Re: This is their reply:

This is just my opinion, of course, but...

NEVER trust an explanation that involves the word 'however'...





I also agree. I'm always suspicious of answers that include "however" or any other qualifier...kinda = half truth

 

[Mogwai7]

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[tiez]

I found this email in my Inbox in both of my Hotmail accounts, yesterday. Today I found 10 more of the same in one of my accounts, and 2 more of the same in the other. A few things made me believe it wasn't authentic: 1) Obviously the amount of times the email was resent to me, 2) The message came in the form of a text attachment (which you I didn't have to download, to read, in Hotmail), 3) It threatened that I would be unable to use MSN Messenger unless I updated, and finally - when I'm sent other Hotmail updates and newsy emails, they usually come complete with colourful graphics and coloured text in special fonts... unlike this, which looked like every other email I've gotten from a friend or family member
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For any and all email that I htink might be a hoax, I goto http://www.snopes.com

Just go, search on the subject of the message and snopes will, in 99.99% of the time, tell you it's either BS or real.

snopes.com
snopes.com
snopes.com

No, I'm not involved with them in any way, but I run about a dozen mailing lists in which I have to tell people "Why did you post that? Didn't you check to see if it was real first?".

And of note, MSN _IS_ changing their software to prevent third party software from working on the MSN messenger network, but I didn't check your email on snopes myself.

Hope this helps many people find out about hoaxes on their own

 

[sheath]

Strange thing...I'm a member of a mailing list, and all that mail goes to my hotmail account. Suddenly, I'm getting twenty and thirty messages AT A TIME. All duplicates. My box fills up within an hour.

And it seems many of my friends are having the same problem. But only with hotmail accounts.

Dammit, I'm beginning to hate MSN. Passionately.

S.

 

[dreamer]

Rule #1. If you have to ask yourself if ANY email is a hoax,

IT IS A HOAX.

Oh...and nice Av btw