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Beware of the KB910721 spam email (Outlook update)
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Johanna Timm, PhD  Identity Verified
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Jun 26, 2009

For the past few days, I received multiple, very authentic looking emails asking me to update my Outlook mail program. While I always follow the regular Microsoft updating process and do know that Microsoft will not send out clickable links or attachments, I was unsure for a moment, because this notification looks very legit!
Googling confirmed that it is indeed a bad idea click the link (or the attachment) supplied in that mail: you will d... See more
For the past few days, I received multiple, very authentic looking emails asking me to update my Outlook mail program. While I always follow the regular Microsoft updating process and do know that Microsoft will not send out clickable links or attachments, I was unsure for a moment, because this notification looks very legit!
Googling confirmed that it is indeed a bad idea click the link (or the attachment) supplied in that mail: you will download malware (Trojans).

http://www.dscoduc.com/post/2009/06/17/Beware-of-the-KB910721-spam-email.aspx

Cheers
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Milan Djukić
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Phishing Jun 27, 2009

Exactly, Johanna.

There is a blog post/article about this phishing e-mail also on http://www.pcworld.com/article/167372/dont_get_tricked_by_fake_microsoft_update_emails.html
 


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