Nerves rattled by highly suspicious Windows Update delivered worldwide
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/nerves-rattled-by-highly-suspicious-windows-update-delivered-worldwide/
People around the world are receiving a highly
suspicious software bulletin through the official Windows
Update, raising concerns that Microsoft's automatic patching
mechanism may be broken or, worse, has been compromised to
attack end users. This Web search, which queries the
random-appearing string included in the payload, suggests that
it's being delivered to people in multiple regions. The same
unexplained and almost certainly unauthorized patch is being
reported in a variety of online posts, including this one hosted
by Microsoft. The updates appear to be coming directly from
servers that are cryptographically certified to be part of
Microsoft's Windows Update system.
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Not clear what's going on here yet.
--Lauren--
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