Re: skeech hosts files msn redirect and getting rid of it

From: sgopus (fredd@hotmail.com)
Date: 03/25/03 

From: "sgopus" <fredd@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 18:34:19 -0800

TSK TSK TSK,, such language over an assumptive post.

I agree that poster should look into getting adaware/spybot
 and further state, once you buy the software/hardware
the maintainence is your problem, not the original maker.
This is not a MS problem. naughty behaviour I admit.

>-----Original Message-----
><pneuguin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:810f8014.0303232139.3dbb5047@posting.google.com...
>> I assume Microsoft employees read this newsgroup.
>>
>> Skeech.com is modifying the Windows hosts files to
redirect
>> users from the following Microsoft sites to Skeech.com:
>>
>> 64.255.2.119 auto.search.msn.com
>> 64.255.2.119 auto.search.msn.co.uk
>> 64.255.2.119 search.msn.com
>> 64.255.2.119 search.msn.co.uk
>> 64.255.2.119 www.msn.com
>>
><snip>
>
>LOL loads of spammy companies do that.
>
>And WTF does it have to do with MS?
>
>What exactly could MS sue them for?
>
>"Uh they some dumb users ran some spyware *** and it
changed their hosts
>files so everytime they use their browser it went to them"
>
>If you are stupid enough to run spyware with rights to
alter your hosts file
>then you deserve what you get ;)
>
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