Phishing scam targets users of Adobe PDF Reader
E-mail messages claim to offer a download of Adobe Reader
A new phishing scam is trying to fool people into thinking it comes from Adobe, announcing a new version of PDF Reader/Writer. The message is making its way into e-mail boxes today, and the real Adobe urged any recipients to simply delete it.
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The phishing scam has a subject line "download and upgrade Adobe PDF Reader – Writer for Windows," includes a fake version of Adobe's logo and provides links that would lead to malicious code or other trouble if a victim clicked on them. The e-mail appears to come from Adobe newsletter@pdf-adobe.org, which is part of the scam.
"It has come to Adobe's attention that e-mail messages purporting to offer a download of the Adobe Reader have been sent by entities claiming to be Adobe," the company said in a statement warning about it. "Many of these e-mails are signed as 'Adobe PDF' (or similar), and in some instances require recipients to register and/or provide personal information. Please be aware that these e-mails are phishing scams and have not been sent by Adobe or on Adobe's behalf."
SEE SCAM BELOW:
-------- Original Message --------
| Subject: | Adobe Users: Urgent PDF Update |
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| Date: | Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:10:00 -0400 |
| From: | PDF Reader Update <reply@dailyoneproducts.com> |
| Reply-To: | reply@dailyoneproducts.com |
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