I know this is not an actual HOT DEAL but since most people that enter this site come thru here perhaps first, then i went ahead and posted this warning..
Like 5mins ago i got a Yahoo email title " Use this patch immediately !" and with a return email from "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com>
Here is the actual header:
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X-Apparently-To: xxx_xxx@yahoo.com via 216.xxx.xxx.xx; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:18:19 -0700
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 200.23.239.220
Return-Path: <admin@duma.gov.ru>
Received: from 200.23.239.220 (HELO localhost) (200.23.239.220) by mta176.mail.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:18:08 -0700
From: "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com> | This is not spam | Add to Address Book
To: xxx_xxx@yahoo.com
Subject: Use this patch immediately !
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;boundary="xxxx"
Content-Length: 8387
Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!
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Looks like it's from Russia,,, and the same .ru is attacking Paypal users aswell.
Nice little attachement too these *&%(&*% guys are trying to make people download.. I can't imagine who would actually take this seriously and open the .exe, but you just never know ... Heads up people.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like 5mins ago i got a Yahoo email title " Use this patch immediately !" and with a return email from "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com>
Here is the actual header:
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X-Apparently-To: xxx_xxx@yahoo.com via 216.xxx.xxx.xx; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:18:19 -0700
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 200.23.239.220
Return-Path: <admin@duma.gov.ru>
Received: from 200.23.239.220 (HELO localhost) (200.23.239.220) by mta176.mail.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:18:08 -0700
From: "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com> | This is not spam | Add to Address Book
To: xxx_xxx@yahoo.com
Subject: Use this patch immediately !
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;boundary="xxxx"
Content-Length: 8387
Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!
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Looks like it's from Russia,,, and the same .ru is attacking Paypal users aswell.
Nice little attachement too these *&%(&*% guys are trying to make people download.. I can't imagine who would actually take this seriously and open the .exe, but you just never know ... Heads up people.!!!!!!!!!!!!