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Old 10-10-2008   #15 (permalink)
Dwarf


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Re: Beware - fake email, microsoft update notifications

In addition to my previous post, genuine notifications from Microsoft start with the following:
Name:  Capture.JPG
Views: 55
Size:  11.4 KB
Also, compare these random sections of the PGP signature.
This is the genuine version. Note how it contains symbols (/ and + in this extract) as well as alphanumeric characters in both upper and lower case.
Name:  Capture1.JPG
Views: 55
Size:  16.9 KB
This is the fake version. Notice how it consists solely of alphanumeric characters (in UPPER case only) - there isn't a symbol in sight.
Name:  Capture2.JPG
Views: 55
Size:  12.8 KB
In addition to that, the length of the signature in the fake email is too short, also the PGP version is not current.

Last edited by Dwarf; 10-11-2008 at 02:41 AM..
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