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Warning over fake Windows update - Be careful!
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Rincewind
2005-04-08 14:30:25 UTC
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Warning over fake Windows update

Users are being warned to watch out for a fake Microsoft security update.

Circulating as an e-mail the fake message points people at a bogus website
that claims to host critical security updates.

But anyone downloading from the site will get a virus installed that opens
a backdoor into their computer the program's creators can exploit.

more...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4425165.stm
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Adrian
2005-04-08 15:06:41 UTC
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Post by Rincewind
Warning over fake Windows update
Users are being warned to watch out for a fake Microsoft security update.
Circulating as an e-mail the fake message points people at a bogus
website that claims to host critical security updates.
And in other non-news...

Is it a slow news day or something, for the Beeb to be picking up on yet
another spoof like this?

If only there was something big happening, to keep 'em busy. Something like
a royal wedding, the funeral of a major world figure or a general
election...
Gaz.
2005-04-08 20:56:47 UTC
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Post by Adrian
If only there was something big happening, to keep 'em busy
Something like
a royal wedding,
What wedding is that then?

Oh yes that illegal one, illegal on three seperate counts!
:->
Post by Adrian
the funeral of a major world figure
Whose funeral?
Post by Adrian
or a general election...
What election, where?

Best Wishes,
Gaz.
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Memnoch
2005-04-08 18:15:43 UTC
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Post by Rincewind
Warning over fake Windows update
Users are being warned to watch out for a fake Microsoft security update.
Circulating as an e-mail the fake message points people at a bogus website
that claims to host critical security updates.
Anybody who knows what MS security updates are and keep them up to date, I
would hope, are not going to be daft enough to download them from some
anonymous e-mail.
Post by Rincewind
But anyone downloading from the site will get a virus installed that opens
a backdoor into their computer the program's creators can exploit.
more...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4425165.stm
Robert Moir
2005-04-08 19:05:06 UTC
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Post by Memnoch
Anybody who knows what MS security updates are and keep them up to
date, I would hope, are not going to be daft enough to download them
from some anonymous e-mail.
You'd think that wouldn't you.

You'd be disappointed, sure... But you would think they'd have realised by
now!
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