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RE: [Full-Disclosure] Anyone? Important Security Update for the .NET Messenger Service 

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I received that mail about 10 times today. A co-worker of me, also in Belgium, received it several time also.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I looked art the smtp headers. The relaying server didn't seem registered or related to Microsoft.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's some kind of spam or whatever. But it seemed so valid, it makes you wonder about it...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Koen Van Impe [<A HREF="mailto:koen4security@hotmail.com";>mailto:koen4security@hotmail.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: dinsdag 19 augustus 2003 20:02</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Anyone? Important Security Update for the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>.NET Messenger Service</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi List,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Has anyone seen this recent so called 'update' for MSN Messenger? This</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(full-email follows below) was in my mailbox today but as far as I know</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>there is no critical update needed for MSN Messenger. Any clues as where</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to look for? </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm under the impression that this is more like a 'install this so that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>we can tell what you're doing' security update than in fact a real</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>security update.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Off course, as always, e-mail headers from Microsoft-mail to Hotmail are</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>very little informative. This was in the headers :</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&lt;header&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: &quot;.NET Messenger Service Staff&quot; &lt;dot_net_msgr_svc@msgr.hotmail.com&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Important Security Update for the .NET Messenger Service</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Date: Mon 18, Aug 2003</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Mime-Version: 1.0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Content-Type: text/html; Charset=iso-8859-1</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&lt;/header&gt;</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&lt;mail&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS MESSENGER</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>USERS.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN Messenger or Windows</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Messenger Service user.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, Microsoft is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you with an important</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger 4.7.2000, or MSN</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these, you do NOT need</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>this security update. To find out which version you have, select the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are using an older</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>version, or are not sure, please visit:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx"; TARGET="_blank">http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>for an update.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will be unable to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger Service.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to helping you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>protect your privacy and security online.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx"; TARGET="_blank">http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices at:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx"; TARGET="_blank">http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx</A>.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&lt;/mail&gt;</FONT>
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