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YoKenny

Oct 10 2008, 08:54 PM

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Fake Microsoft Update Email
Published: 2008-10-10,
Last Updated: 2008-10-10 12:44:54 UTC
by Marcus Sachs

Several readers have alerted us to a fake Microsoft email circulating with a malicious attachment. If you are blocking executables at your email servers, there should not be a problem. The email looks like this, but might vary a bit:

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5159

hazelnut

Oct 11 2008, 05:33 AM

Oh dear, that looks as though it might fool some people.

Andavari

Oct 11 2008, 07:17 AM

Shouldn't really fool anyone in the know because Microsoft doesn't issues updates via email, and they've even stated that in the past.

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