FW: Pac IT Pros: Windows 7 download warning, Two attacks not from Dell

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From: Pacific IT Pros [mailto:mlk@pacitpros.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:28 PM
To: Douglas Renner
Subject: Pac IT Pros: Windows 7 download warning, Two attacks not from Dell

 

Pac IT Pros members:  More security news you can use.

Windows 7 download warning - If you are downloading Windows 7 make sure you are only downloading it from a microsoft.com web site. Don’t trust Windows 7 software downloaded from a non-Microsoft site it's just to easy for attackers to install malware in the download.

Variation of the OWA attack - This one is from Dell.
Fake emails with quotes from Dell are being sent to users. They spoof the return email address and have the Subject: Requested Dell Quote(s) #510357922 from someone at DellTeam.com. What's interesting is the email appears to be from a legitimate Dell SMTP server. The Dell quote attack contains malware.

Security Essentials from Microsoft detects the OWA attack - One of our members is happy to report Microsoft Security Essentials will detect the OWA attack. Not bad for a free anti-virus, anti-malware program from Microsoft.  I'm using it on all of my machines and I am very pleased with the performance.

Free Dell laptop attack - emails with an offer for a free Dell laptop for evaluation purposes are really malware and are not from Dell.  Don't click open the attachment or click on the link, it's malware.

I was talking to a security expert friend of mine who told me these types of attacks are on the rise because they are getting a lot of users to click on the links.

Doug

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Doug Spindler
Pacific IT Professionals
http://www.pacitpros.org   douggg@comcast.net
925-258-6600

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