Vista - Fake Microsoft Security Update Email Includes Haxdoor Trojan

Written byMark Edward Soper 10/16/08 at 04:07:25 PM



I know it, you know it, almost everybody that reads Maximum PC knows it - but that doesn't mean that your family, your co-workers, or your bosses know it. What's it? Simply this: Microsoft never - repeat never - sends out security updates via email.

Cnet reports that yet another fake security email purporting to be from Microsoft is busy delivering a nasty Trojan called Haxdoor to unwary emailboxes near you.

The email, ironically enough, claims that "Since public distribution of this Update through the official website http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users." And, it's signed "Steve Lipner, Directory of Security Assurance, Microsoft Corp."

Well, at least the bad guys got Steve's name right. However, he's actually senior director of security engineering strategy in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, according to a recent interview. .....



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Fake Microsoft Security Update Email Includes Haxdoor Trojan | Maximum PC

Wait... are you saying I shouldn'tve installed it? lol

Lol, doh!

On a more serious note and it may sound a little harsh, but people who would install updates from e-mails are unfortunately the same people that give "Banks" their details and invest in Nigerian "businesses". There's going to be a lot more MS bashers because of this.... The worst part is that we'll have to hear about it

Yes it is sad that so many people would reply to something like this due to whatever reasons.

I am sure there was another thread regarding phony Vista updates, or is this the same one. I thought when I first read this that there are probably 20 million people out there who WILL respond to that email. At least none of the forum visitors will,

Hi Norm,

Yes, you are correct. There was another thread about this in the forums. Here is the link: Beware - fake email, microsoft update notifications

Thanks Dwarf. The post by Brink reinforces Call of Duty's warning, Thanks to you both for the timely heads-up.

Surprising we haven't had requests as to how to remove the trojan. A lot of people would probably fall for it. Tho. as Norm says - not regular regular visitors here. Thanks for bringing it up Shawn.

SIW2

Y'all want to hear a good one? I got an offer thru an email from a "Nigerian Princess" willing to share her wealth with me (nothing new I know) if I would assist her in liberating it from Nigeria.

The best part is where "she" linked to me from: the Comodo Firewall forums ...

Hehehe!












Later Ted