Sunday, October 12, 2008

Fake Microsoft email contains "backdoor" virus

I personally received this email,

fake phishing email making the rounds seemingly comes from Microsoft, but actually contains a “backdoor” trojan.
The email has a subject line that reads, “Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows” and supposedly came from the "Microsoft Official Update Center" at a domain named securityassurance[at]microsof[dot]com.
The message urges users to run an attached file to install an update that the email said will protect from the recipient from security threats and performance problems.

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