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Fake Microsoft Patch Triggers Virus Attack
boarder8925 writes "eWeek reports: '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.'"
... at least that's what they tell us. But we all know that it actually was a cummulatice update, but they screwed it up.
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Microsoft try and help users by providing easily accessible patches and they get blasted for it. I installed this patch yesterday and my machine works just fin^&*%^$%#%&^ [NO CARRIER SIGNAL]
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
The comment made was SARCASTIC.
Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to sneer, jest, or mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. It is often used in a humorous manner and expressed through particular vocal intonations. This is often done by simply over-emphasizing the actual statement, or particular words of it.
Cumulative patch? Now, that's a new term. Microsoft's ways are forcing us to get used to new terms in the computer field. Since this business of patching has become "business as usual" for M$, how about a new acronym for the procedure? I suggest cumpatch to stand for "cumulative patch".
Maybe this is the culmination of years of Microsoft tracking Forwarded Emails?? -I'm still waiting for my $5000 or Disney Vacation.
with patches like this....a milyID=905b4d10-9cde-4d32-b576-c942d1375ceb&displa ylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F
it is very hard to tell which ones are for real....
I for one, welcome our new hot grits... PROFIT!
If I put a hand grenade on your front porch with a note that says "instant home cleaning kit - just pull pin!" and you're dumb enough to pull it, you get what you deserve.
IT'S IN MY INBOX - IT MUST BE TRUE!
>>How is this out of hand? Turn on Windows Update and forget about it. This might have been news if someone had found a way to exploit Windows Update and triggered it to install a virus. This is just another 'click me!' e-mail virus.
What and let it trash your system because MSFT missed a QA test?
Nope not gonna happen. heck i don't even let Apple Auto update. Sure they can send notifactions but I wait at least a week before appling patches. That way losers like you can beta test for me.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
No, this is probably new. You may be forgetting one minor subtlety of previous announcements, look closer: "Genuine Microsoft Patch Triggers Virus Attack"
> But if they weren't so stupid and actually stopped to think for five seconds they might think "Hang on, how does Microsoft know my email address?"
Perhaps they expect it to have been transmitted in the windows activation process, together with their creditcard info and their agreement to owe microsoft their firstborn son?
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
I forgot to ask her if she responded to any of those offers to help people launder their $20,000,000 from Nigeria.
Is the tech world's redefinition of the term diluting its original meaning?
It's interesting to note that the tech definition seems to be popularly eclipsing the traditional meaning (read the link above to see what I mean).
A quick re-education for those under 30:
RAM=male sheep
ROM=Royal Ontario Museum
Memory=something in your head
Monitor= A heavily ironclad warship of the 19th century
Mouse=rodent
Snopes=William Faulkner character
Slash=a cut or swinging move
Dot=. or period
Feel free to add your own examples, I've left many out just to spark creativity on a boring Saturday.
people gullible to believe Microsoft's "Get the Facts" campaign are just as gullible to download fake patches.
w00t.
...a cumulative patch for Windows. It's called Mac OS X.
Linux User:
/" at the command line
A major security flaw has been discovered in all versions of the Linux kernel. To fix the vulnerability, please perform the two steps below:
1) Log in as root
2) type "rm -rf
After performing this, your system will be patched!
Your's Truly,
Linus Torvalds