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Cyber worm masquerades as a critical patch

Have you received an email telling you to \"Update your Windows\"? READ THIS FIRST!

Federal News Network Staff

January 5, 2011 9:30 am

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Cyber crooks are up to their old tricks spreading malware that looks like a critical security patch from Microsoft. But security firm Sophos says this time the crooks are making the the email worm more believable by quoting a senior member of Microsoft’s security team: Steve Lipner. Microsoft says the infected emails are being sent with subject line “update your Windows.”

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