Re: A 6% fix from Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-040 - 828750

From: Me2 (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 10/05/03 

Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 21:28:46 -0700

Sandi,

I dont' know what you are taking about. M$ had ZERO information about the
Trojan.Qhosts when it was infecting thousands of machines.

MS03-040 still says NOTHING about Trojan.Qhosts. Is that prominent enough
for you?

Me

"Sandi - Microsoft MVP" <sandi_hardmeier@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eXOlYzoiDHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> "Me2" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:urYIFsliDHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > The www.microsoft.com/security page
> > "Technical Virus Alerts" lists a massive 26 entries from Nov 26 2001
> > (badtrans) through Sep 18 2003 (swen). Does the Trojan.Qhosts warrant a
> fix
> > (ms03-040) but not an entry on this list?
>
> Right at the very top of the page at www.microsoft.com/security it says:
>
> Action: Read Security Bulletin MS03-040 and install the Internet Explorer
> update immediately.
>
>
>
> --
> Install the latest IE cumulative patch for protection against QHost:
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-040.asp
> More information about QHosts can be found here:
> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/darnit_3.htm#qhost
> ________________________________________
> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
>
>

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