\\advantage.msn.co.uk\downloads

[QuarkBomb]

Hi all,

I have just looked in my Network Places and found a link to
\\advantage.msn.co.uk\downloads
An apparent NetBIOS share on a machine clearly NOT on my network!
Opening it actually works! It is an empty folder, but no errors so I can
only assume that a connection is made, although Netstat does not sure a
connection. There is no entry in my hosts file for this address.

Can anyone suggest how this may have appeared? Or what it is used for?

Thanks,
QB

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Save up to 89% on your BT phone bill.
http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk

 

[QuarkBomb]

Nobody else have this?

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http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
| Hi all,
|
| I have just looked in my Network Places and found a link to
| \\advantage.msn.co.uk\downloads
| An apparent NetBIOS share on a machine clearly NOT on my network!
| Opening it actually works! It is an empty folder, but no errors so I can
| only assume that a connection is made, although Netstat does not sure a
| connection. There is no entry in my hosts file for this address.
|
| Can anyone suggest how this may have appeared? Or what it is used for?
|
| Thanks,
| QB
|
| --
|
|
|
|
| Save up to 89% on your BT phone bill.
| http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
|
|

 

[QuarkBomb]

Doesn't anyone at Microsoft know what this is?

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http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
| Nobody else have this?
|
| --
|
|
|
|
| http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
| | | Hi all,
| |
| | I have just looked in my Network Places and found a link to
| | \\advantage.msn.co.uk\downloads
| | An apparent NetBIOS share on a machine clearly NOT on my network!
| | Opening it actually works! It is an empty folder, but no errors so I
can
| | only assume that a connection is made, although Netstat does not sure a
| | connection. There is no entry in my hosts file for this address.
| |
| | Can anyone suggest how this may have appeared? Or what it is used for?
| |
| | Thanks,
| | QB
| |
| | --
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | Save up to 89% on your BT phone bill.
| | http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
| |
| |
|
|

 

[QuarkBomb]

This is an MSN URL, SOMEBODY at Microsoft MUST know what this is!!

Is it something very dodgy and you don't want anyone to know???

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www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: Doesn't anyone at Microsoft know what this is?
:
: --
:
:
:
:
: http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: : | Nobody else have this?
: |
: | --
: |
: |
: |
: |
: | http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: | : | | Hi all,
: | |
: | | I have just looked in my Network Places and found a link to
: | | \\advantage.msn.co.uk\downloads
: | | An apparent NetBIOS share on a machine clearly NOT on my network!
: | | Opening it actually works! It is an empty folder, but no errors so I
: can
: | | only assume that a connection is made, although Netstat does not sure
a
: | | connection. There is no entry in my hosts file for this address.
: | |
: | | Can anyone suggest how this may have appeared? Or what it is used
for?
: | |
: | | Thanks,
: | | QB
: | |
: | | --
: | |
: | |
: | |
: | |
: | | Save up to 89% on your BT phone bill.
: | | http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: | |
: | |
: |
: |
:
:

 

[Ricky]

If you visit an FTP site it will show up in your network connections
as a folder.

 

[QuarkBomb]

That's the point, I didn't!

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www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk/2
: If you visit an FTP site it will show up in your network connections
: as a folder.
:
: : > Doesn't anyone at Microsoft know what this is?
: >
: > --
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: > : > | Nobody else have this?
: > |
: > | --
: > |
: > |
: > |
: > |
: > | http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: > | : > | | Hi all,
: > | |
: > | | I have just looked in my Network Places and found a link to
: > | | \\advantage.msn.co.uk\downloads
: > | | An apparent NetBIOS share on a machine clearly NOT on my
: > network!
: > | | Opening it actually works! It is an empty folder, but no errors
: > so I
: > can
: > | | only assume that a connection is made, although Netstat does not
: > sure a
: > | | connection. There is no entry in my hosts file for this
: > address.
: > | |
: > | | Can anyone suggest how this may have appeared? Or what it is
: > used for?
: > | |
: > | | Thanks,
: > | | QB
: > | |
: > | | --
: > | |
: > | |
: > | |
: > | |
: > | | Save up to 89% on your BT phone bill.
: > | | http://www.CheaperThanBT.org.uk
: > | |
: > | |
: > |
: > |
: >
: >
:
: