There’s a fake Microsoft email message with a nasty file attachment wending it’s way around the internet.\u00a0 It’s supposedly a Windows update .exe sent as an attachment to a Microsoft email.<\/p>\n
Though almost all email programs block .exe attachment files by default, they don’t always send the entire email to the junk mail folder.\u00a0 Although, having an executable as an attachment should tip the junk filter to the suspicious category and at least send it to the Junk Folder in an abundance of caution.<\/p>\n
If you see this email message, DELETE it post haste.\u00a0 Microsoft would NEVER send an .exe or .msi file through the email system.\u00a0 Microsoft sends updates through the update process on your PC or MAC.<\/p>\n
The current message supposedly comes from “Microsoft Update Center [securityassurance@microsoft.com]” and contains an attachment KB825559.exe – which should NOT be opened under any circumstances.<\/p>\n