Never, ever run executables which arrive unexpectedly by mail.

re: Never, ever run executables which arrive unexpectedly by mail.

Gis Bun — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:12:03 GMT

When it's suppost to fix just about every Windows operating system [or those that some people may still use] you know it's a fake Email.

I like the line "we made a decision to issue an experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users". OK. What's so private if all OS users are getting it? :-)

Unfortunately for those who have friends and family that are novices, they may think it's real....

re: Never, ever run executables which arrive unexpectedly by mail.

S. Mulch — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:30:51 GMT

Do we know if any A/V is picking up the executable yet? And if so, what it's being called?

Thanks.

re: Never, ever run executables which arrive unexpectedly by mail.

S. Mulch — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:50:07 GMT

Addition to my last post, according to this link:

http://blog.mxlab.be/2008/10/10/security-update-for-os-microsoft-windows/

The following vendors identify it as :

known by Sophos as Mal/EncPk-CZ

and by F-Secure as Trojan-Spy.Win32.Goldun.bce.