[959] in winnt
Fwd: Re: Questionable Pop UP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Allen Moulton)
Wed Oct 16 10:08:10 2002
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Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:06:06 -0400
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From: Allen Moulton <amoulton@MIT.EDU>
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I have the same WEBPOPUPxx but xx is a different number.
It appears at logon to Win2000.
I can see the process in Task Manager, but do not know how to figure out
what program initiated or is running in the process.
Allen Moulton
MIT Sloan School of Management
>Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:34:47 -0400
>From: Mike Hobbs <mhobbs@rowsdower.net>
>To: Barbara Santorella <bsantore@MIT.EDU>
>CC: ntpartners@MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: Questionable Pop UP
>
>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
