This is the only image I have found so far.
To be safe don't click links from all sort of crap mail.
Type www.windowsupdate.com in your browser yourself.
False Windowsupdate site
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Faram
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False Windowsupdate site
Apperently there is a mail going around that links to a phony windowsupdate site.
This is the only image I have found so far.
To be safe don't click links from all sort of crap mail.
Type www.windowsupdate.com in your browser yourself.
This is the only image I have found so far.
To be safe don't click links from all sort of crap mail.
Type www.windowsupdate.com in your browser yourself.
[img=right]http://hem.bredband.net/b217293/warsaban.gif[/img]
"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius
"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius
A reminder: www.windowsupdate.com has been depreciated in the aftermath of several zombie/worm attacks. windowsupdate.microsoft.com is the address that's recommended now.
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If your computer is rooted then it is quite possible to highjack the star menu.Ace Pace wrote:Would clicking on the Windows update shortcut in the start menu work or can it also be ruined?
Bet then again the hosts file might also be compromised.
Do as Datana sugested and type
windowsupdate.microsoft.com in the browser
[img=right]http://hem.bredband.net/b217293/warsaban.gif[/img]
"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius
"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius