[Ipg-smz] What do I do with these Microsoft Security Updates?

Mac McCarthy mac.mccarthy at gmail.com
Wed Oct 9 00:20:59 UTC 2019


thanks, tom.

On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 4:38 PM Tom Henderson via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> One thing to do is to look at the message header by viewing the message
> source. Anything that looks like a URL or address that DOESN'T look like
> it's absolutely from Microsoft, you can safely discard.....
>
> But I wouldn't even open the message. I'm copying Ed Bott as he swims in
> these waters every day.
>
> Truly, seems like it's bogus and a phishing/malware attempt.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> On 10/8/19 7:01 PM, Mac McCarthy via Ipg-smz wrote:
>
> Typo of course: Microsoft Security Updates— my typong fingers on my cell
> are terrible.
>
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 1:33 PM Tom Henderson via Ipg-smz <
> ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:
>
>> Smells of a phish attempt to me. I don't get them.... but Microsoft
>> alternately slaughters me with stuff, and then ignores me, so I'm not a
>> good example.
>>
>> Ed Bott should know.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> On 10/8/19 4:08 PM, Mac McCarthy via Ipg-smz wrote:
>>
>> (Phew)
>>
>> Bogus as in not legitimate, or as in worthless?
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 1:05 PM Tom Henderson via Ipg-smz <
>> ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:
>>
>>> To my knowledge (I stand to be corrected), they're bogus.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>> On 10/8/19 3:11 PM, Mac McCarthy via Ipg-smz wrote:
>>>
>>> I reslize this is many years late to ask this question, but what if
>>> anything do I do with th periodic emails from Microsoft labeled "MIcrosoft
>>> Seurity Updates" and similar?
>>>
>>> Since many appear to apply to corpoerate servers and i don't have any of
>>> these, I've  been ignoring them. Is that a mistake?
>>>
>>> mac mccarthy
>>>
>>>
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