Re: "Windows Security Alert 2319"

From: Charlie Tame (charlie@tames.net)
Date: 11/01/02


From: "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 19:20:14 -0600


www.lavasoftusa.com and consider adaware. My guess is you have some ad-ware
installed and no this is nothing to do with MS.

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"M.L. Gardner" <MLGardner@aol.com> wrote in message
news:35d901c2813d$b0748690$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
> My OS is W2KP. I am the only user. I was on the Windows
> Update site today, d/l the Service Pack 3, when a window
> popped up, entitled "Windows Security Alert 2319". It said
> that my banking and credit card information could be
> detected and I should visit the web site
> http://beam.to/pcsafety.I wonder if it was just a
> coincidence that the ad occured while I was on the Windows
> Update site, or are those who visit it targeted? It was as
> if these people were pretending to be an official MS
> source.


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