http://microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com/360/1/index.php?aid=770956

[Guest samW]

a friend of mine keeps getting a popup from the following address:

http://microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com/36...id=77095602&u=2

 

The wierd thing is if I type in http://microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com

it diverts me to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx

which is a valid site.

 

It also appears to have many subdirectories below the 360, each with a

different "ad" generated from its index.php file. The remainder of the line

appears to be random stuff.

 

I've put an entry into her hosts file to steer away from

microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com altogether, as a temporary measure.

 

Did a hacker put a malicious page on MS's site ?

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

cf. http://www.who.is/whois/infosecuritycenter.com/

<span style="color:blue">

> I've put an entry into her hosts file to steer away from

> microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com altogether, as a temporary measure.</span>

 

Could be too late now; cf.

http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009...-continues.aspx &

http://windowsir.blogspot.com/2009/03/malw...rs-fakexpa.html

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

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samW wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> a friend of mine keeps getting a popup from the following address:

> http://microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com/36...id=77095602&u=2

>

> The wierd thing is if I type in http://microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com

> it diverts me to

> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx

> which is a valid site.

>

> It also appears to have many subdirectories below the 360, each with a

> different "ad" generated from its index.php file. The remainder of the

> line

> appears to be random stuff.

>

> I've put an entry into her hosts file to steer away from

> microsoft.infosecuritycenter.com altogether, as a temporary measure.

>

> Did a hacker put a malicious page on MS's site ?</span>