Microsoft does not send security updates per email! There is a spam mail going around Europe and will probably hit the US today, "Patch Tuesday", supposedly from Microsoft about a "detected security breach". This is a scam to get you to download malware turning your system into a zombie PC.
Websense® Security Labs™ states,
The fraudulent email message references a real Microsoft Security Advisory 951306 (also known as CVE-2008-1436). The email provides instructions in both French and English.
Here's what the mail looks like.
with that info,
Safer Surfing!
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