Re: dangerous e-mail re-direct

From: jimf (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/29/03

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    Wow, thats a great tool. Thanks very much, Jupiter.
    Maybe IE should by default warn a user if there is an
    embedded user%password in the url.

    >-----Original Message-----
    >Jim;
    >Bogus and dangerous to those unaware.
    >See this link for a tool to help identify these type of
    spoofs:
    >http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/decweb.htm
    >
    >--
    >Jupiter Jones [MVP]
    >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
    >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
    etup.asp
    >http://dts-l.org/index.html
    >
    >
    >"jimf" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
    message
    >news:03eb01c3cdbc$679fd6a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
    >> I received a fake e-mail from "microsoft". It
    originated
    >> from ip address 199.77.141.79. It has the typical
    message
    >> about needing to validate information. When you
    >> choose "Click here", you are sent
    >> to "http://badkey.mircosoft.ch". This, in turn,
    redirects
    >> you to "http://www.cancelprojects.com/ms/indexa.html".
    >> The scary part is the Adress field of Internet Explorer
    >> says that you are at "https://badkey.microsoft.com",
    and
    >> IE says that this page is secure, etc. Normally I just
    >> ignore such e-mails or check them out to see the
    >> misspellings :) But this one surprised me because the
    url
    >> really shows Microsoft.com. I leave it up to the pro's
    to
    >> investigate and stop this kind of abuse. If you need
    any
    >> more information, please respond in this newsgroup and
    >> I'll provide it.
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >> Jim F
    >
    >
    >.
    >

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