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Fake Microsoft Update Email

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 10, 2008 2:26AM PDT

Published: 2008-10-10,
Last Updated: 2008-10-10 12:44:54 UTC
by Marcus Sachs (Version: 1)

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:

Subject: Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows
From: "Microsoft Official Update Center" <securityassurance@microsoft.com>

Dear Microsoft Customer,

More: http://isc.sans.org/

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I received this fake

by rgfitz Oct 10, 2008 4:54AM PDT

and my Mailwasher Pro tagged it as a virus.

That was the first time I have ever seen Mailwasher tag an email as a virus.

Anyway, I usually bounce spam and when I checked the Mailwasher bounce box a Mailwasher notice box came on screen that said something like: "Don't bounce this email, it will only make matters worse".

Interesting!

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Yes, is correct ;)

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 10, 2008 5:56AM PDT

In Mailwasher Pro > Tools > General Options > Spam Tools > Virus Warnings.

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