I just got this message through Skype. Since I don't even have a PC it is obviously a scam trying to get PC people to download a patch. Note the patch is NOT from Microsoft. Registry Alert ® 7:42 PM WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION ============================= ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected malware on your computer ! Affected Software: Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Win98 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. onlinemonitor.info/?q=scan
Dear Fred and Magical godmother,
By copying this message complete with link,do we as pc users risk clicking on bogus link unintentionally?
Love,Mary
I did not post this message
I have forwarded it to [email protected]
Dear Fairy godmother,
Thank you for doing that. An impersonator lurks among us! Happy St Paddys Day.
Love,mary
I just reread the posting and see that it was written a year ago. I had just glanced at it and saw March in the date so assumed it was current. I knew I had not posted anything like this recently and had forgotten all about what I sent last year. No one responded to it until Mary posted this week.
Also, I agree with Mary--I should have cut out the live link before posting the warning.
Sorry for the confusion.