Re: New Virus?

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 10/20/03 

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:21:53 -0700

Hi JB:

Well,I downloaded both tools and cleared off a couple of
data miners, restarted and I'm still being re-directed to
the bogus Microsoft site! It actully blocks the link to
the Security patch dowload link on the MS Homepage too....

My IT guys are baffled...they can't find anything either.
This is quite bizarre! This is the error message I get...

Error: The website you are looking for does not appear to
be located on this server.

It is our understanding that your computer may require one
of the new security patches from Microsoft.Com. Please
download it from the following address:
http://www.windowsupdate.com

After you have updated your windows security at
Microsoft's Windows Update (The Link Above) the address
you have typed in should take you to where you expected to
go.

Have you ever seen this before??

Many thanks,
Donna
Thankyou.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:11:24 -0700, "Donna"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>All of my search engines are being blocked. I've been
>>getting messages indicating that google.com and
google.ca
>>don't exist. When I search yahoo or msn, I get an error
>>message. Today, I'm getting a message to go to
>>windowsupdate.com (a bogus site) to download a security
>>patch. Has anyone had this one before???
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>D
>
>Your Browser has probably been hijacked.
>Try one of the Free Spyware removers.
>Try Adaware or Spybot.
>
>Adaware - www.lavasoftusa.com
>Spybot - http://security.kolla.de
>
>
>hth
>jbrown
>brownbearat@canadadotcom
>remove the at and the dot and the mail will come ;)
>o did i say put in a .
>.
>

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