Re: Fake Windows Update Icon?

From: Tedd Riggs (T_Riggs_at_MSN)
Date: 01/30/04


Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:30:08 -0800

Did you look in your history file ? The Icon might have tried to connect via
Internet so you might have a record of it at least so you know what you are
dealing with.

-- 
Tedd Riggs
PDA Square Content Developer
www.pdasquare.com
"Marianne" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:700e01c3e764$512dd590$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I haven't found the answer elsewhere, and this is NOT
> about the bogus email update:
>
> I got a windows update icon in my taskbar. When I
> clicked "Details" it didn't give the typical info (what
> the update was *for*--just that this was a necessary
> microsoft update). Also, the windows icon was now a fuzzy
> black & white. I closed the window and am now furiously
> checking my drive for viruses and spybot.
>
> The icon, btw, has since disappeared from the taskbar.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> %-) Marianne


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