Re: Friend or foe or virus?

From: Andrew Z Carpenter [MVP:Security] (azc_at_cirencester.ac.uk)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:28:38 +0100

> > "MR_ELF" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:111601c4a686$79a40f80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >
> > The file is coming from this sourse....
> > http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v5
> > /psf/windows-sp2-x86fre-usa-
> > 2180_056b2b38baf562obe85ddd5814b073bc0b06e1d.psf
>
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote
> in message news:uXrMFfopEHA.1960@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> Foe. That is not a legitimate Microsoft URL. Some unscrupulous
> business is trying to inundate you with messenger service spam.
> Your firewall is doing its job.

Bruce,

May I ask how you draw that conclusion? WindowsUpdate.com is
indeed owned by Microsoft. In what way does this relate to a
messenger-service spam? Looks to me like automatic updates is
downloading Windows XP Service Pack 2 unless you interpret the
information in a different way?

Look forward to your reply,

Andrew 

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