Re: Pop-up "patchwindows.com"

From: Robert Moir (bofh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:33:09 +0100

John Mill wrote:
> I keep getting a pop-up telling me I have security
> problems and to contact patchwindows.com. Is this a
> legitimate site, or a worm?

It's neither. It is a sign that you should firewall your computer's
connection to the internet.

Relevant Pages

  • Pop-up "patchwindows.com"
    ... I keep getting a pop-up telling me I have security ... legitimate site, or a worm? ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: help! "your system is shutting down"
    ... "putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is ... Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement ... Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper ... What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Spyware
    ... recently swept cross the Internet. ... "putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is ... Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement ... also blocks many of the pop-up adds on the Internet. ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: Spyware
    ... recently swept cross the Internet. ... "putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is ... Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement ... also blocks many of the pop-up adds on the Internet. ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: unending pop-up(s)
    ... and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." ... recently swept cross the Internet. ... Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement ... also blocks many of the pop-up adds on the Internet. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)