Fake email about microsoft updates

by John Evelyn on July 3, 2007

What is it?:   A fake email about a Microsoft patch

What does it do?:   This fake email, typically with the subject “Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-0065 – Critical Update”, invites readers to go to a website which installs a virus.

How do I fix it?:   Be very cautious about clicking on attachments and links in email.   If in doubt, don’t. Microsoft has published advice on how to validate security-related emails from them here:

   www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/msemail.mspx

Details of Specific Problem:
   The problem is described in more detail on SANS:
   isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3054

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