Blue Water Navy

This is a real concern that hit yesterday.
It's a bogus Microsoft Outlook Update email.
"Keep in mind Microsoft does NOT ever send you email updates, they are all done within windows itself. The attached payload of this virus is called Troj/Spy-CU and is in fact a trojan, which may capture your keystrokes and logons to your banking and other critical personal information."

Here's what it normally looks like:

"From: Microsoft Customer Support [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:58 AM
To: xxx
Subject: Install Critical Update for Microsoft Outlook



Critical Update




Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721)


Brief Description


Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express. This update is critical and provides you with the latest version of the Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express and offers the highest levels of stability and security.


Instructions


* To install Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721) please visit Microsoft Update Center:

httpxxx://update.microsoft.com/xxxxxxxxx (link changed by Zotos)


Quick Details


* File Name: officexp-KB910721-FullFile-ENU.exe
* Version: 1.4
* Date Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:57:30 +0100
* Language: English
* File Size: 81 KB


System Requirements


* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP; Windows Vista

* This update applies to the following product: Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express





Contact Us <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2028325>"


Don't get hammered by this one.

Bill

Thanks Bill, I've gotten this one several times and was tempted to do it!!!

STABAC wrote:Thanks Bill, I've gotten this one several times and was tempted to do it!!!

Good thing you didn't. I use Linux on most of the computers that have internet access. I have a laptop that I use once in a while that has XP running while I get another Linux system running on it and a music recording computer I'm putting together that has XP as well but it won't be on the internet. When running the laptop I don't open my email client so I never see that kind of stuff there and don't have to worry about it with Linux.