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Re: [LUG] To quote "WTF"

 

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 07:21:02PM +0100, John Horne wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 18:36 +0100, Grant Sewell wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:43:08 +0100
> > Henry Bremridge wrote:
> > 
> > > I know some time ago I signed up to receive Microsoft Security
> > > Warnings but I thought I had cancelled that. I certainly have not
> > > received any for the last year.
> > > 
> > > I wonder why I got this email this morning?
> > > 
> > > ----- Forwarded message from Microsoft Argentina - Uruguay
> > > <microsoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -----
> > > 
> > > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:22:24 -0600
> > > From: Microsoft Argentina - Uruguay <microsoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Boletín de Seguridad Microsoft
> > > 
> > > To view this email as a web page, go to the link below,  or copy and
> > > paste it into your browser's address window.
> > > http://view.email.microsoftemail.com/?j=fece16717364057a&m=fec916707367007a&ls=fe23157871660374741779&l=fec21c767365017e&s=fe1d10737c630d7a7c1670&jb=ff66127177&ju=
> > 
> > Is that really a Microsoft owned domain?
> > 
> It's probably a hoax. We had a notice go round at work today that there
> were hoax Microsoft security emails currently doing the rounds.
> 

Yes it is a hoax: just reread the headers, slowly: microsoftemail.com

What is interesting is that:
- SPF matching
- DKIM signed

Lots of google entries on it


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