[954] in winnt
Re: Questionable Pop UP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Hobbs)
Wed Oct 16 08:41:01 2002
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Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:34:47 -0400
From: Mike Hobbs <mhobbs@rowsdower.net>
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To: Barbara Santorella <bsantore@MIT.EDU>
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I am getting this as well.
Barbara Santorella wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have had a questionable pop up appear on several of my computers. A
> window pops up on the screen that appears from Windows "Messenger
> Service" it states that the message is from WEBPOPUP06 and is addressed
> to the actual computer name. It then goes on encouraging the recipient
> to call a phone number to purchase a diploma. Has anyone seen this?
> Do
> I need to be concerned from a security standpoint? I have a .jpg of
> the
> message, if anyone is inerested. I did not want to send an attachment
> to the whole list.
>
> Barbara Santorella
> Windows Administrator
> MIT Bates
