Re: A new bug in csrss.exe ??

From: ynotssor (ynotssorAT)
Date: 11/15/02 

From: "ynotssor" <ynotssorAT hotmaildot `\rm -rf /` com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 02:42:48 -0800

"H. Debs" <no@spam.com> wrote in message news:ubtJjXCjCHA.1804@tkmsftngp12...
>
> This is the 3rd or 4th time I see a dialog box pop up on my Win2000 SP3
> system, with an ADVERTISEMENT! Looking at the Task Manager, I discover that
> the thread responsible for this new process is csrss.exe. The window title
> and process are called "Messenger service" or something similar, and the
> text in this dialog box window is a well known SPAM advertisement for
> "University Diplomas" which I'm sure everyone has received by email at some
> point, especially if they have a hotmail account.
>
> This is *not* a regular IE popup. The dialog box has the regular close [X]
> button, and an "OK" button only. No icons. I think I was always connected to
> the internet when I got this message (about 4 times in the past month).
>
> I have up to date versions of Norton Antivirus 2002 and ZoneAlarm Pro
> running, configured for maximum security. I also frequently update and run
> AdAware and I'm positive there's no Spyware nor virus on my system.
>
> I read a bit about csrss.exe and it appears to handle text displays in
> consoles (dos boxes), so how can this dialog box be related to it?
[...]

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/10/21/pop.upspam.ap/ talks about what
you're seeing.

          tony

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