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Is ......Your ISV Innovation Newsletter...Bogus?

by Dango517 Oct 16, 2008 11:58AM PDT

Just received an E-mail from "Your ISV Innovations Newsletter: October 2008". Looks like a rat, has Microsoft's name all over it but did not look like an official newsletter and was orange not blue. I have not subscribed to this newsletter thou I receive several from Microsoft. It has been deleted without checking it's links first. Will run scans to be on the safe side. This got through two filters, Microsoft's and Iolo's spam filters. Microsoft's filter was updated yesterday via the monthly updates.

What is this Virus, Malware, Spam or legitimate?

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Do you have a subscription for.......
by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 16, 2008 12:21PM PDT
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Nope, I do not
by Dango517 Oct 16, 2008 12:32PM PDT

nor did that web site have the the same graphics format as the mail sent. I also had a fire wall warning when I just checked the site. I seldom if ever recieve these. Hmmm, Sad

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Spy ware scam turned out clean
by Dango517 Oct 16, 2008 1:16PM PDT

no spy ware. Just did one yesterday. It was clean too. Will do Iolo anti-virus scan and Windows defender scan as well.

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IF you deleted the e-mail immediately......
by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 16, 2008 3:33PM PDT

nothing could have happened..... but scanning your computer with AV and Malware scanners for sure won't "hurt" Wink

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Yes I did remove it immediately
by Dango517 Oct 16, 2008 3:53PM PDT

So far I've used Iolo Spy ware scanner, all clean
Windows Defender, all clean

and have downloaded and ran:

Malicious Software Removal Tool (kb890830). This program gave me an "all clear" but removed an extensive list of files, maybe 50, it described as "not infected". These seem to have been a wide ranging group of security threats that appear to have been disinfected by one or all of my security programs.

One more scan, Iolo anti-virus to go. If this one gives me an "all clear" then all is well. If not I'll report back here. I ran a anti virus scan yesterday, if anything shows up it will have been from this E-mail.

Most of my programs run "real time". I do manual scans weekly and when needed, as would be the case know.

Thank you, in advance, for your assistance.

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The anti-virus scan had no infections
by Dango517 Oct 16, 2008 7:42PM PDT

Wonder how a got on their mailing list, hmmm? We're done. Again, Thank you for your assistance. Happy

BTW, I've been using Window Vista Business since nearly it's release and all-in-all, I have had very few security problems. Happy

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