Re: www.windowspatch.info

From: Tedd Riggs (T_Riggs_at_MSN)
Date: 02/02/04


Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:08:21 -0800

Jupiter,
Hey thats a great deal, you can download it for $19.95 from these guys or
free from Microsoft :-)
Funny thing is, if you do a trace on them. They are less then 5 miles from
Microsoft.....
Interesting !

McAfee Visual Trace Version 3.25 Results
Target: www.windowspatch.info
Date: 2/2/04 (Monday), 1:05:20 PM
OrgName: Lightrealm Communications
OrgID: LRCM
Address: 401 Park Place Suite 100A
City: Kirkland
StateProv: WA
PostalCode: 98033
Country: US
Visual Trace Copyright ©1997-2001 NeoWorx Inc

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Tedd Riggs
PDA Square Content Developer
www.pdasquare.com
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
news:O$AlI7c6DHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Bill;
> I do not know who they are, but they are eager to sell you what
> Microsoft will give you for free.
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/paypat.htm
>
> -- 
> Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "Bill Ring" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:89c601c3e9bd$39901320$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > I keep getting a message telling me to go to
> > www.windowspatch.info to download a patch to protect
> > against a buffer-overrun vulnerability that could give
> > someone complete control over my computer.
> > This looks very suspicious to me. "windowspatch.info"
> > doesn't seem to be associated with Microsoft, and I can't
> > find any information about this URL on Google. Who are
> > these people, and why do they want to install a patch in
> > my operating system?
>
>


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