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Re: trusted computing initiative



At 03:14 PM 8/17/2003, you wrote:

>Hi:
>
><begin rant>
>  A friend, who uses Xp, went to www.micorosoft.com and downloaded the patch
>for the Luvsan worm.  When he clicked on the download button, a message
>appeared telling him to turn off his virus software.

The Microsoft update site doesn't care about virus software, .. it 
downloads files directly via ActiveX control. Me thinks he was using a 
spoofed site??

         Lee

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    Leland V. Lammert                                lvl@omnitec.net
       Chief Scientist                         Omnitec Corporation
   Network/Internet Consultants              www.omnitec.net
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