Quickbooks "Digital Certificate Generation Tool" - Don't Do It!

Got an email from a client asking about this email they received. Read all the way down to the bottom for the answer...

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Dear Customer.

In order to access Intuit after 3 of February 2010, you must get a valid Digital Certificate installed on your Computer.

Creating and installing your Intuit digital certificate it is a quick and automated process.

Knowing with whom you are communicating, it is a basic principle to the security on internet transactions. only encrypt is not enough, as it provides no proof of the identity of the sender of the encrypted information. Without special safeguards, you risk being impersonated online. Digital certificates provide an electronic means for Intuit to verify your identity. Used in conjunction with encryption, digital certificates provide a more complete security solution, assuring the identity of all parties participating in a transaction.

The Intuit server has its own digital certificate to assure you that you are actually calling with Intuit and not with an racketeer.

To generate your own Digital Certificate, you need to download Digital Certificate generation tool. For security reasons, download is available only once. Please download Digital Certificate generation tool direct to your Microsoft Windows PC. It is important to note that: Your Intuit digital certificate will expire after one year. You will be prompted to enter an automatic renewal process 30 days prior to certificate expiration.


System requirements :
Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 2003, Seven
Mozilla FireFox 2.0 and above
ATTENTION: You will not be able to use our service without update from 3 of February 2010

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This is the response from QB's online community team.


Thank you for using the Intuit Community forum.

This is a Phishing Email. Please do not install the executable file as it will install a virus.

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