One for Adobe's lawyers (when they're not dealing with Apple)

In today's email:

ADOBE PDF READER SOFTWARE UPGRADE NOTIFICATION

This is to remind that a new version of Adobe Acrobat Reader with enhanced features for viewing, creating, editing, printing and internet-sharing PDF documents has been released.

To upgrade your application:

+ Go to http://www.pdf-adobe-download.com
+ Get your options, download and upgrade.

DOWNLOAD ADOBE ACROBAT READER

http://www.pdf-adobe-download.com

Thanks and best regards,
John Brakes

Adobe Acrobat Reader Support
Copy rights Adobe 2010 © All rights reserved
1005 Marrinbird Rd | Merryton | CA | 96523 | USA

It didn't look right to me – 'Copy rights'? – and, yes, it turns out that that address redirects to www.2010–pdfreader.com which then wants me to hand over my credit card details to a .ru server and..

.. with luck, they'll enjoy the results of sending emails to the address I gave it.

I wonder just how many nasties there are in all of that.


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