Microsoft update scam

[Noreen]

I think that I got one of these in my Yahoo UK Mail today, it was from Microsoft regarding an update and had an attachment. However I didn't open it to find out but just deleted it.

Microsoft has warned that scammers are sending out fake emails that claim to include critical Windows security alerts.

The fake alerts describe themselves as part of a new "experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users", Microsoft said in a note on the scam.

The emails then instruct the victim to download an attachment, which is actually a malicious Trojan Horse program known as Win32/Haxdoor. This software records sensitive information such as passwords and credit card numbers and sends this data back to the attackers who are running the scam............

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=105671

[Gary]

I think that I got one of these in my Yahoo UK Mail today, it was from Microsoft regarding an update and had an attachment. However I didn't open it to find out but just deleted it.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=105671

Good one post Noreen, while I know no one on here would fall for that, the number of people that would is amazing, and talking of Microsoft I just had 10 patches at 41.7mb joy

[BrianM]

Thanks for that Noreen   

[Sebby]

Thanks for the heads up, Noreen.

[Rik]

I wonder how many people will fall for it. Thanks for the heads up, Noreen.