A number of readers have alerted us to a round of IE7 update spam being sent out. The e-mails read:

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Well, true enough Microsoft will not be responsible as its not from them! (Shock / Horror).

For the sample we received, VT has good coverage:

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/18b97fb3bc30251051a8542a90401b6f