Re: suspect advice shows up

From: Lassi Hippeläinen (lahippel_at_ieee.orgies.invalid)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:24:36 GMT

"isabelle.hal" wrote:
>
> After several start failures, the following messages shows up on the windows
> desk window of my second computer (not the one I am using right now) :
>
> "Microsoft security bulletin MS03-043
>
> Buffer overrun in messenger service could allow execution (8280035)
>
> Affected software : ... ... ...
>
> Your system is affected.
>
> Download the patch from the address below :
>
> www.patchwindows.org "
>
> Must I follow the advise and go to this site or is it a trap ? What must I
> do ?

Out of curiosity I looked at the page (with Netscape 4.7, JavaScript
off, corporate firewalls and virus filters on). No Java***, no
encodings, and otherwise it looks like a honest copy of the equivalent
Microsoft page
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx

However, there is no link to the owner of the site, and the patches are
located somewhere else. I would rather use the M$ page.

-- Lassi