-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 15 October 2003 12:04, Curt Purdy wrote: > Anybody else get this? Looks legit, originating address is from msnbc.com. > But can't believe even Microsoft would be this stupid after the rash of > trojan-attached "patch announcements" lately. Plus all security people > have been saying that Microsoft would never email a patch out. Or are they > thinking, "Send this out so all the stupid people will click on this before > they click on a real trojan? > Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA > Information Security Engineer > DP Solutions > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is the latest take on the same old trojan that' sbeen circulating for close to two months now. The biggest effect I can see this as having is a conceptual Denial of Service against the public's trust in patching and remote updates. "Now I just don't know what's safe." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/jb8GJi2cv3XsiSARAjN/AJoCwVAk6OF4E1iWA+/hP3K7A8Vp5QCdFpTA 4o5mh7x/jIm1jHjE321D9yU= =qwPn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
