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Microsoft Outlook phishing email
June 25th, 2009 - Posted by Kent
Trend Micro, a provider of online security, has alerted the web to a false email purporting to come from Microsoft, alerting users to a "Critical Update" to Outlook (Microsoft's email client). Their Malware Blog reports that:
All the links in the email (the links to Contact Us, Privacy Statement, Trademarks, and Terms of Use) are legitimate–except one. The URL where the "critical update" may be downloaded looks legitimate, but hovering over the hyperlink (or checking the source code of the mail) reveals a totally different destination.
The actual source of the link reveals a bogus Microsoft domain (update.microsoft.com does appear in the url, but as a subdomain of an unknown website, which is a common phishing trick). So, if this email finds its way to your mailbox, send it to the trash. Legitimate patches and updates come from the Windows Update control panel (assuming you have it set up) or from Microsoft.com's update site.
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