Fake Microsoft Patch Triggers Virus Attack
Posted by Donster on: 2005-05-20 13:33:16 948
By Ryan Naraine, eWeek

Like day follows night, a bogus "cumulative update" with a malicious attachment has followed Microsoft's patch day.

In what has become a monthly staple, virus writers are taking advantage of the heightened public interest around Microsoft's patching cycle to trick users into executing a malicious attachment.

The latest social engineering trick arrives via e-mail with an attachment that purports to be a "cumulative patch" for May 2005.

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News Source: Email


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