Beware fake Microsoft update e-mail
InternetNews | at | by Mike
In the wake of two well publicized zero-day exploits of Microsoft software, spammers have revived an old attack - sending out a fake e-mail from Microsoft urging recipients to click on the links to patch their systems.
The message, which says it's a Windows Live critical update from Microsoft, bears the Windows logo and has several links purportedly to the software giant.
One urges recipients to click on it to install updates, another to download Microsoft Update to scan their computers, and yet another purportedly lets recipients read Microsoft security bulletins.