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Fake Microsoft Outlook Update Installs Trojan
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2010, 12:00:07 PM »
Fake Microsoft Outlook Update Installs Trojan
3 February 2010, 5:00 pm

A malicious spam campaign caught by Panda Labs is using a fake Microsoft Update notice to trick victims into installing a Trojan. While well crafted, the attack still provides dead giveaways.

Source: Network World on Security

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