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Old February 16th, 2004, 11:44 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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windows-patch.info

hey do u guys know what this is? I accidently got rid of the screen shot but pretty much this thing that looks like a windows messenger box pops up saying that windows:xp, 95, 98, and 2000 are all at risk and that i need to click "here" to fix it. Looks kinda sketchy to me so I X'd out of it...I will try to get another screen shot. I went to the microsoft site and searched it and it didn't come up with anything...BTW in the thing it says that like people can hack your computer or something like that if u do not download this patch thingy. I would think that it would be in one of the updates and not in a pop-up. Once again it is
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Old February 16th, 2004, 11:45 PM     #2 (permalink)
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BTW I just searched google for it and it doesn't find anything...that's kinda weird I would think that google would have info on it.
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Old February 16th, 2004, 11:48 PM     #3 (permalink)
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It's a virus. Microsoft don't send ims or emails whatever.

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Old February 16th, 2004, 11:48 PM     #4 (permalink)
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sounds bogus...for any windows update, you should click on the 'windows update' menu option or type www.windowsupdate.com directly in your browser.
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Old February 16th, 2004, 11:50 PM     #5 (permalink)
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Thats what I thought....I will try to get u guys a pic of it...I know not to click anything like that...good thing my mom is smart enough and she x'd out of it...Just gotta talk to my sisters now so they don't do anything stupid! LMAO how do u guys like the "..."s lol think I ... used...them...enough? lol. TY for the help and I will keep u posted on it.
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Oh yah and it says that the only unaffected OS is Windows ME... :P
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Old February 17th, 2004, 12:02 AM     #7 (permalink)
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The virus writer felt sorry for WinME..as it has enuff probs of its own evidently....
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Here it is...
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Old February 17th, 2004, 09:58 PM     #10 (permalink)
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You should kill the windows messenger service
start --> run ... type 'services.msc'
Double click "Messenger Service" or somethinhg like that and DISABLE.
It offers nothing but a spam collector.
You should also get a personal firewall to avoid other internet traffic
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