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.'"

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More Microsoft Excuses

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I am so tired of all these Microsoft excuses with their fake updates and now their in-house virus writing staff ramping up to start promoting their virus PROTECTION. It's like the carpet salesman who won't leave!