full-disclosure - Fwd: Internet Security Update

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Message-ID: <3E92DE72.2010302@snosoft.com>
From: dotslash at snosoft.com (KF)
Subject: Fwd: Internet Security Update

I don't see any reason for a Microsoft patch to contain refrences to 
Kazaa either... there seems to be several dns hostnames in the 
executable as well... of course strings is not a valid method for 
determining if this binary is virii or not...
-KF


Brad Knowles wrote:

> Folks,
>
>     I don't think this is a real Microsoft security announcement (they 
> wouldn't be likely to be sent via an unknown IP address over in the 
> space owned by hiwaay.net), but it does appear to be the result of a 
> hoax, a virus, or a Trojan Horse that I have not yet heard of.
>
>     I've done various searches via Google and on the web sites of the 
> anti-virus vendors, and haven't turned up anything on this issue. Have 
> I missed something?
>