Windows 7: Help. Can somebody tell me if this is a scam or on the level?

jvsimo1 · 27 Oct 2011

Can somebody tell me if this is a scam or on the level? I usualy delete eveything I don't recognise but this has got me thinking.
Cheers......Simo

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Dear Loyal Customers,

We are pleased to announce the new PDF Reader 2012 which will enable you to view, create, edit and print PDF documents.

In addition to increased features, the PDF reader now also contains critical security updates.

As a special thank you, you'll also receive our Office Pro package absolutely free.

Simply visit the link below

Download the New 2012 Version Here

Thank you for choosing us, the worldwide leader in PDF Reader solutions.

Mike Robertson
Customer Care

From: PDF Release
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 12:33 AM
To: jvsimo
Subject: Activate Your PDF Reader

Dear Loyal Customers,

We are pleased to announce the new PDF Reader 2012 which will enable you to view, create, edit and print PDF documents.

In addition to increased features, the PDF reader now also contains critical security updates.

As a special thank you, you'll also receive our Office Pro package absolutely free.

Simply visit the link below

Download the New 2012 Version Here

Thank you for choosing us, the worldwide leader in PDF Reader solutions.

Mike Robertson
Customer Care
Dear Loyal Customers,

We are pleased to announce the new PDF Reader 2012 which will enable you to view, create, edit and print PDF documents.

In addition to increased features, the PDF reader now also contains critical security updates.

As a special thank you, you'll also receive our Office Pro package absolutely free.

Simply visit the link below

Download the New 2012 Version Here

Thank you for choosing us, the worldwide leader in PDF Reader solutions.

Mike Robertson
Customer Care

Dear Loyal Customers,

We are pleased to announce the new PDF Reader 2012 which will enable you to view, create, edit and print PDF documents.

In addition to increased features, the PDF reader now also contains critical security updates.

As a special thank you, you'll also receive our Office Pro package absolutely free.

Simply visit the link below

Download the New 2012 Version Here

Thank you for choosing us, the worldwide leader in PDF Reader solutions.

Mike Robertson
Customer Care

Hopalong X · 27 Oct 2011

It doesn't say who it is from? I'd say avoid the links and delete the email.

I never click links in emails I don't know. Delete and be safe.

profdlp · 27 Oct 2011

Malicious spam campaign regarding Adobe Acrobat 2010 PDF Reader and VOIP Addons for Skype « mxlab – all about anti virus and anti spam

Looks like a repeat of an oldie but baddie.

Lebon14 · 27 Oct 2011

Scam. Never click those links.

A Guy · 28 Oct 2011

You know the saying, if it seems too good to be true...

I'd never go there, but for grins, you can check the url at several sites:

PhishTank | Join the fight against phishing

Malicious URL Info - Trend Micro USA

Scan Websites for Exploits, Malware and other Malicious Threats - Security Tools for Webmasters - URLVoid.com BETA

AVG Online Virus Scanner | Scan Web Pages | AVG LinkScanner Drop Zone

F-Secure Browsing Protection Portal

Etc.

A Guy

Imperfect1 · 28 Oct 2011

If you roll your cursor over the name of the sender it will identify who the REAL sender is. Or, you can also identify the sender by hitting Reply and you'll see the senders real email address. Then you'll know whether it's legit or a scam.

Windows i7 920 · 28 Oct 2011

I've seen those e-mails a lot... in my spam box anyway! Gmail seems to be filtering these out pretty well, but yeah that looks like a malware scam to me. If you have the link to download it, I'd be interested in deploying it in a VM to see what it really does.

jvsimo1 · 28 Oct 2011

Thanks for the quick replies, I will follow everybody's advise, as well as my instinct and delete it. Some of these things are becoming very convincing for old farts like me, at 71.

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