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Fake Microsoft E-mail Contains "Backdoor" Virus

A new phishing e-mail that contains a backdoor virus is making the rounds. Be sure to warn your friends, family or anyone you think would be likely to fall for something like this. Spread the word, not the worm.

The email has a subject line that reads, “Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows” and supposedly came from the "Microsoft Official Update Center" at a domain named securityassurance[at]microsof[dot]com. The message urges users to run an attached file to install an update that the email said will protect from the recipient from security threats and performance problems.