Just got an email from "Microsoft"
It said to "use this patch immediatly"

Anyway, my norton picked it up right away when the email downloaded from my server, and I quarantined and deleted it.

Since when does Microsoft send "patches" as attachments anyways?

Regards
Habibi

 

They don't!

 

I just took a closer look at the senders.

It came from "security@microsoft'.com"
and had a return path from .ru

People don't have a better way to spend their time?

 

i dont understand what these people do, but i dont open a damn thing anymore!

 

um, I'd be intrested to know how microsoft got your email addy. They sure don't have mine.
Nobody sends you patches. Most proggys have built in sytems of notification for updates, and you are instrcuted to DL them from the software makers website. For instance, my AV has a pop up to tell me when there are new defs to DL.

 

Exactly ATST,

Now Norton caught it as it was dling, but I still wouldve known it was a fake because all my patches come from the auto update.
Not that I'm the sharpest knife in the drawer, but this I knew.

I wonder how many people will actually open the attachment?
More than we realize is what I would suspect.

Habibi

 

Since when does any business correspondence begin with 'DEAR FRIEND'? LOL!!!

Here's what was sent to you:

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/viru...me=PE_DUMARU.A


Called Dumaru... looks like it could ruin your day... glad you kept your virus definitions updated... looks like it saved you.

RP

 

Besides the fact that a company wouldn't use this terminology:
"Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!"
did you read DUMRU as an acronym of DUM are You?
Ha, Ha, good one!

 

To ensure that your computer is protected, go to www.download.microsoft.com and get the most updated patches for your version of Windows. Currently, internet service providers are expecting a new wave of viruses leading up to September 11th, so make sure you are protected!

 

yeah habibi, that was just for you.