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Fake Microsoft security update website used to deliver Trojan horse

Sophos's spam labs have intercepted an email campaign intended to direct innocent computer users to a bogus website, posing as Microsoft's official website for critical security patches. However, if users follow the links in the email and try and download updates from the website they are infected by the "Troj/DSNX-05" Trojan horse, which allows hackers to take remote control of the infected PC.

Emails sent by the hackers claim to come from "Windows Update" and include subject lines such as "Update your windows machine", "Urgent Windows Update", and "Important Windows Update".

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    Apr 11, 2005
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