Re: Microsoft software verification hoax/intrusion?

On Mar 30, 4:48 pm, "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If the WGA Notification application was installed via Automatic Updates
or from visiting either Windows or Microsoft Update, then it's legit.
Intrusive and annoying, but legit <w>

You can check in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel to see if that
specific update is installed. Be sure that the 'Show updates' box is
checked and look for KB905474http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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rbray wrote:
I recently had a pop-up on my desktop that appeared to be from Microsoft
requesting me to let Microsoft verify that my software was registered. (I
don't remember if it was Windows, IE, or Office specific.) I clicked to
allow it and in a couple of minutes a message appeared informing me my
software is registered. (I knew it would be.) But yesterday a friend said
she saw a tv news report warning of a computer security issue that sounds a
lot like this. Has my comuter been compromised or is this a legitimate
Microsoft procedure?


You got to keep up with the times .... there are phony ones:

New malware poses as WGA validation and notification
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bcpcnet-webgroup/message/1054
Posted on: 6/29/2006 12:41:35 PM EST
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=838
A new piece of very nasty malware has been recently discovered on
spyware help
forums, first here and again here. The file name is wgavn.exe and it
creates a
service named "Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Notification", ....

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