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Fake Microsoft Patch Triggers Virus Attack

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-what-you-click dept.

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.'"

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  1. Well... by Kinky+Bass+Junk · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... 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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    Anonymous Coward
  2. Typical Slashdot FUD by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    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]

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    Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
    What truth?
    There is no dupe
  3. Email Patch? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    What, does it claim to be from Gates?
    Hey guys,

    it's Bill, again, we noticed some stuff was kinda screwed up, lol, but we fixed it. Here is the patch, ENJOY!

    -- Bill