Microsoft Product Information Center: Microsoft Windows Bad Key Referral [CHICOM SPOOF ALERT}

Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (211.60.238.113 ) ^ | Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:49:10 -0300 | NOT MICROSOFT

[SubMareener]

Received via E-Mail THIS IS A SITE SPOOF MESSAGE

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Dear Registered Microsoft User, Due to validation issues with your Product Key for your Windows OS Platform, we need you to validate your information so we can insure nobody else is using your product key. Each computer must have a unique Product Key, this problem usually happens if you install Windows twice on the same machine and use the same product key. We need you to verify your information so we can send you a New Product Key VIA USPS. This also includes a information packet including ways to secure your Windows Platform from malicious hackers. Your reply is needed so you can continue to receive updates from Microsoft and always be up to date with the newest Service Packs. Please follow the directions below to complete the process. 1. Click Here to be redirected to Microsoft Secure Server 2. Fill all the required fields and press Continue. 3. Insure your information is correct, and then fill in the required fields and press Submit'. 4. Please print the final page to keep reference to. 5. Your done! Please except the package in 4 to 6 weeks. Please do not reply to this e-mail confirmation. It was sent to you through an automated system that is not monitored. If you have additional questions, you can call Microsoft Customer Service Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. (Eastern Time), at (888) 218-5617 (toll-free in the United States). Microsoft highly recommends that users with Internet access update their Microsoft software to protect against viruses and security vulnerabilities. The easiest way to do this is to visit the following website: http://www.microsoft.com/protect ¹You will be charged $1.50 US for shipping and handling. You should receive your new product key in 2 to 4 weeks. In the mean time you can continue to use your current key. c(1-30) d knoxville B(1-30) hZ

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[SubMareener]

This is a really good SPOOF! The only non-Microsoft link is the "Click Here" that takes you to "h t t p : / / r e d i r e c t . m i r c o s o f t . c h". The "ch" is the country code for CHINA. You DO NOT WANT TO GO THERE>

[John Robinson]

That's Switzerland. China is .cn. The IP address in the source is Korean. Either way, it's all trouble.

[Ex-Dem]

Please except the package in 4 to 6 weeks.

[sd-joe]

Also: Your done!

which may be the most truthfull part of this.

[zeugma]

hahahahaha! I think it is sweet irony that the only people succeptable in this mail are people who still (for whatever reasons) browse the net with internet explorer because of a known defect in the browser that microsoft has yet to fix. Funny!!!

[Golden Eagle]

hahahahaha...Funny!!!

Only twisted people get a thrill from hacker attacks.

[zeugma]

hahahahaha...Funny!!!

Only twisted people get a thrill from hacker attacks.

For all those lurkers out there... As you can see from the above, "golden eagle" is somewhat humor impaired, and is incapable of seeing the irony of the origional article in question.

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Those of you who do not technology threads may not be aware of the following that I typed up last night and will be reposting until I get tired of doing so...

FreeRepublic is a conservative news and commentary forum that covers many topics every single hour of the day. If it's topical, and in the news, you'll find it here. One of the things I've noticed is, that if you look at the posting history of individual users, you'll notice that many tend to congregate around several different subjects. Sure there are always a few Johnny-one-notes, but even the ones who seem to post mostly about abortion because the subject is of intense importance to them, will occasionally find topics that diverge from this interest to comment upon.

Below, you will find the posting history of one FreeRepublic user distilled into an easily readable bulleted list. It begins at 11/18/2003, and ends today (1/26/2004). If you look closely, you will see a common thread that suffuses every single post - the position of the professional microsoft astroturfer. Never deviating from this theme, I give you golden Eagle

• New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO
  - 22 comments
• SCO to Congress: Linux hurts the U.S.
  - 1 comment
• SCO sues Novell
  - 1 comment
• HP Sets Record With $2.5B in Linux-Based Revenue (and other BREAKING TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
  - 17 comments
• SCO ready to hit Australian Linux users
  - 9 comment
• Munich Linux Setback
  - 7 comments
• SCO asks for at least another three months to meet court order
  - 3 comments
• MS Would Like You to Consider an Alternative to Linux for Your Server Needs
  - 1 comment
• Linux sales soar in Japan, Windows sales slump
  - 3 comments
• Did SCO actually buy what it thought it bought?
• NEW FLORIDA WOES FOR BOIES
• NASA Web Sites Hacked (Iraqi Sympathizers)
  - 11 comments
• RealNetworks Sues Microsoft Over Antitrust
  - 7 comments
• Revenge of the Nerds
  - 14 comments
• IBM to Export Highly Paid Jobs to India, China
  - 4 comments
• SCO Hit By Another DDoS Attack
  - 20 comments
• GPL is no hippie dream
  - 56 comments
• Ditching windows and using Linux on personal computer for secure financial transactions
  - 5 comments
• Half of small firms want to ditch Windows for Linux
  - 2 comments
• Linus's Top Ten SCO Barbs
  - 3 comments
• IBM Wins motions in SCO case
  - 2 comments
• Linux Reality Doesn't Match Hype
  - 13 comments
• Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
  - 31 comments
• .name registry site hacked
  - 2 comments
• Deutsche Bank: SCO May Sue Corporate End Users Soon After All --Decatur Jones: So?
  - 4 comments
• SCO: Without Fear and Without Research
  - 3 comments
• SCO Seeks to Block Novell-SUSE Deal(Sco may go after Apple OS X)
  - 3 comments
• SCO To Expand Its Lawsuit Beyond Linux
  - 9 comment
• BSD developers speak out on SCO campaign
  - 3 comments
• SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business
• SCO: Winners and Losers
• SCO hires bodyguards for execs
  - 9 comments
• SCO Targets Torvalds, Stallman
  - 13 comments
• Sun's McNealy announces Linux deal with Chinese government

There you have it, 34 threads, and about 250 separate post, never deviating from the official microsoft propaganda sheets in even a single post for over 2 months. Astroturfing at it's finest.

[spacewarp]

NEW FLORIDA WOES FOR BOIES

?????????

I agree with him. It's a little crude to take delight in the twisted pranks and damage of crackers (I will NOT denigrate the name of good people out to find out information known as Hackers by including the scumbots who did this e-mail in their ranks.)

Paul

[Johnny_Cipher]

The "ch" is the country code for CHINA.

Nope, its Switzerland. China is ".cn"

Here's a list of the country codes.

[zeugma]

NEW FLORIDA WOES FOR BOIES

?????????

I'd have to go look, but I think this was included in the list because Boies is the lead counsel for SCO. I can't recall exactly, but I believe a disparaging comment about linux (suprise) was made by GE on the thread. I didn't look at the thread itself to see what the rest of the comments by other posters were about.

For a second, I thought I'd found a thread he'd posted to that was not a vehicle for microsoft astroturfing, but that was not the case.

Regarding the root subject of this thread... I guess irony is in the eye of the beholder. I've recieved several of these types of scam emails in my default spam mbox. This is the first I'd seen that refers back to microsoft via the defect in IE.

I have also seen a great page someone made that will fake an IE user into thinking he's on a page at microsoft for upgrading thier browser to Mozilla. That was truely inspired irony.

[ryanjb2]

"There you have it, 34 threads, and about 250 separate post, never deviating from the official microsoft propaganda sheets in even a single post for over 2 months. Astroturfing at it's finest."

Must be a Microsoft employee. Us normal Windows users are no where near that fanatical. For that level of religion-like fanaticism, one must look for a Linux user.

[Golden Eagle]

More lies and misinformation from you I see concerning my posting history. Why don't you do us all a favor and actually link to those posts so everyone can see I not only support Microsoft, but all US software companies including competitors of Microsoft, such Apple and Sun, from the onslaught of the foreign born Linux?

[zeugma]

Us normal Windows users are no where near that fanatical. For that level of religion-like fanaticism, one must look for a Linux user.

I don't know. Some of us linux users have experience with a lot of other different operating systems. In my case - RTE, MPE, MPEix, Ultrix, JES2, MVS, VMS, HP-UX, AIX, VOS, OS2, DOS, Various incarnations of windoze, FTX and probably a couple of others that do not immediately come to mind. My personal preference for which is best depends upon the task at hand. For the kind of thing that PCs are normally used for, IMO, Linux, and OSX are the best choice for stability, reliability and security. If your primary use of your PC is as a large gaming console, you might be better off with windows, because game support is better.

[zeugma]

No lies or misinformation here. All I did is comb through three or four pages of your posting history and collated the threads and the number of your replies to each thread for all to see. You do nothing but shill for microsoft. Most other people I find on free republic have more than a single interest. With all of the stuff going on in America and the rest of the world, this is the only thing that can motivate you to post? Amazing.

[Golden Eagle]

No I've made it clear on those posts as well as directly to you now, I support any US software company over foreign born freeware.

That would include competitors of Microsoft such as Apple, any version of Unix, Oracle vs. foreign freeware, CA vs. foreign freeware, Symantec vs. foreign freeware, you name it.

So you can repeat your statement if you like but I am living proof right now telling you in person my position and inviting you to go verify my previous posts yourself.

But you probably won't, most Linux people never are interested in the facts, and this is simply further proof. Which is another reason I'm opposed to you people, you're simply not trustworthy and with an agenda of pushing this dangerous software on us all.

[zeugma]

You posted earler asking for my response to your lame FUD about red flag linux. Well, I responded. Care to respond to any of that, or would you prefer to keep pretedning that you aren't here on a astroturfing FUD campaign? Anyone who looks at your posting history can make their own decisions about your motivations for posting so single-mindedly opposing open source software. That, on a site powered pretty much exclusively on open source software.

It must really bother you that freerepublic is so successful while using none of the proprietary crap you'd like to force us to live with.