MWOODRUFF.com » Phishing/Scams/DON’Ts http://www.mwoodruff.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 29 May 2010 21:47:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION http://www.mwoodruff.com/2009/06/windows-requires-immediate-attention http://www.mwoodruff.com/2009/06/windows-requires-immediate-attention#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:19:34 +0000 Matty http://www.mwoodruff.com/?p=235 The following is something that you may see floating around in emails or messaging systems. DO NOT do anything in the message. It isn’t legitimate.

Update Bulletin: WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
malware on your computer !

Affected Software:

Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
Unexpected shutdowns

Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately

Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.

http://www.scanregistry.net/

For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !

If you get that message, report the email/user if you can and block any further communications with them. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE should you install any program recommended to you by anyone until it is verified that it is a legitimate program that won’t cause harm to your computer.

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