DISQUS

Climb to the Stars: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

  • Xavier Borderie · 5 years ago
    Most likely a fake (and prolly a virus, too).
    I clearly don't think MS would mail such thing to its clients.
    Delete accordingly.
  • Eric Daspet · 5 years ago
    Never trust an email. If a company really wants to send a such email, there will always be a link to the official website on a page describing the same thing as the email, where you can download the file.

    For MS policy about emails you can check :
    - french : http://www.microsoft.com/france/securite/protec...
    - english : http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/aut...
  • Steph · 5 years ago
    You seem to think like me. What I find frightening is how "real" the e-mail looks. Seems to me the chances an unexperienced user with XP would install the attachment are pretty high.
  • Somebaudy · 5 years ago
  • Raphaël Wils · 5 years ago
    Microsoft never send any email for windows update. It is better to remove immediately such emails. as any emails from unknown people with objects differents from images.
  • raphael wils · 5 years ago
    Microsoft never send any email for windows update. It is better to remove immediately such emails. as any emails from unknown people with objects differents from images.
  • Barzi · 5 years ago
    Il est très simple de changer l'adresse d'expéditeur d'un mail. C'est navrant, mais c'est comme cela. Ce n'est pas un bug, c'est un fonction.
  • Steph · 5 years ago
    ça c'est clair, et tous les utilisateurs un peu avertis (moi y compris!) le savent depuis belle lurette.

    Disons que ce que je voulais dire, c'est que je ne blâmerais pas l'utilisateur un peu néophyte qui tomberait dans le panneau -- il fait assez "sérieux", leur faux e-mail Microsoft!
  • Jocelyn · 5 years ago
    T'as bien fait de te méfier, le machin s'appelle Xombe, c'est un Trojan horse pas très méchant.
    http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,11423...
  • maayan · 5 years ago
    my icq shuts down by itselves.