If you receive an email from Microsoft like the following:
Dear Microsoft Customer,
Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update
for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions:
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium,
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista.
please delete it and do not open any attached files. Our security updates are handled automatically by our Windows system and any request to install or execute a file from any vendor is most likely a scam.
Feel free to ask if you receive such emails. Better to be safe than sorry and we’re happy to help provide information about what is real and what is a virus, scam, etc.