Fun with spam

[jessybxx]

I just received a rather awesome virus email, disguised as a message from Microsoft, containing an important update to Windows.
And since I feel like it (and have to wait for some files to be copied via network, which takes AGES), I'll break it down for you:

Dear Microsoft Customer,

Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista.

Oi. You forgot Windows 95! I'm sure there's plenty of people possible targets still using that.

Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats and performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this update.

Yeah, the good ol' concept of threatening unsuspecting users into installing anything they'll receiver from someone looking trustworthy. Also, bad grammar. Yeesh.

Since public distribution of this Update through the official website http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users.

... okay, now this doesn't make any sense whatsoever. But n00bs probably won't notice that since PC lingo sounds like Koeran to them anyway.

As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are available, you have received this notice.

And when exactly did I give you my email address? I don't remember any dialogue box in Windows Update asking to type it in... *whistles*

In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction:
1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message.
2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen.

If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings of your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be finished.

I just love the last part. As we all know, most viruses operate in the background. So they tried to make that look like a perfectly ordinary thing. Fantastic. Also, more bad grammar. Hooray!

We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you.

Or rather for anything unforseen your computer may do after running this "update".

Ah, great one.
I just wish more people would use their brain when sitting at their computer. Geez, I don't even wanna know how many people have already saved and run this... program *shudders*

Comments

[sorion.livejournal.com]

Major LULZ! XD

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

Hehe ^^