license.cfg "credit card" "Microsoft Windows Licensing" "Register online with Microsoft" "Warning! T

[Jim Kelly]

CAUTION:

I have just sited a PC with a nasty scam running on it that flashes
up a very legitimate looking message headed:
"Microsoft Windows Licensing"

Then:

"Register online with Microsoft"
"Warning! The license file . . . . license.cfg"

Ending by requesting full credit card details!!!

If you click 'cancel' the PC closes down ungracefully and reboots!!

I ran SpyBot (which found dozens of hits and removed them all) to no
avail.

Tried installing xp SP2 but after unpacking - the folder in the root
of C drive just vanishes and the process stops!

NAV 2003 will not live-update nor run!

This is a crime and instances like this kill confidence in computing
for the folks confronted. In this case they were wise enough to see
through it, but many people would not - it looks *very* believable.

(planning a wipe all and rebuild shortly . . . )

I hope this helps someone, somehow.

Jim Kelly.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Deceptive Web pages
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/decweb.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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:

| CAUTION:
|
| I have just sited a PC with a nasty scam running on it that flashes
| up a very legitimate looking message headed:
| "Microsoft Windows Licensing"
|
| Then:
|
| "Register online with Microsoft"
| "Warning! The license file . . . . license.cfg"
|
| Ending by requesting full credit card details!!!
|
| If you click 'cancel' the PC closes down ungracefully and reboots!!
|
| I ran SpyBot (which found dozens of hits and removed them all) to no
| avail.
|
| Tried installing xp SP2 but after unpacking - the folder in the root
| of C drive just vanishes and the process stops!
|
| NAV 2003 will not live-update nor run!
|
| This is a crime and instances like this kill confidence in computing
| for the folks confronted. In this case they were wise enough to see
| through it, but many people would not - it looks *very* believable.
|
| (planning a wipe all and rebuild shortly . . . )
|
| I hope this helps someone, somehow.
|
| Jim Kelly.

 

[Jim Kelly]

Folks - this is all too hard for Mums and Dads and kids out there in
the real world.

And the fourth step (on yr tag line Carey) - to install sp2 - would
not even start in the system seen . . .

The bit I especially detest is that by clicking cancel the system
closed down, leading the Microsoft customer to think it was
Microsoft enforcing some (unknown, undeclared, unwarranted)
licensing issue.

Cheers,

Jim


Deceptive Web pages
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/decweb.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| CAUTION:
|
| I have just sited a PC with a nasty scam running on it that
flashes
| up a very legitimate looking message headed:
| "Microsoft Windows Licensing"
|
| Then:
|
| "Register online with Microsoft"
| "Warning! The license file . . . . license.cfg"
|
| Ending by requesting full credit card details!!!
|
| If you click 'cancel' the PC closes down ungracefully and
reboots!!
|
| I ran SpyBot (which found dozens of hits and removed them all) to
no
| avail.
|
| Tried installing xp SP2 but after unpacking - the folder in the
root
| of C drive just vanishes and the process stops!
|
| NAV 2003 will not live-update nor run!
|
| This is a crime and instances like this kill confidence in
computing
| for the folks confronted. In this case they were wise enough to
see
| through it, but many people would not - it looks *very*
believable.
|
| (planning a wipe all and rebuild shortly . . . )
|
| I hope this helps someone, somehow.
|
| Jim Kelly.

 

[Kelly]

Why would MS need or use a pop-up/flash? Go about your business and
ignore......

 

[davexnet02]

Folks - this is all too hard for Mums and Dads and kids out there in
the real world.

And the fourth step (on yr tag line Carey) - to install sp2 - would
not even start in the system seen . . .

The bit I especially detest is that by clicking cancel the system
closed down, leading the Microsoft customer to think it was
Microsoft enforcing some (unknown, undeclared, unwarranted)
licensing issue.

Instead of selecting cancel, try the alt-f4 key sequence.

Cheers,

Jim

Ever since my son, now 8, started surfing the net looking for
console game info, etc,etc, I've had the same concerns.

I've installed Mozilla firebird and I think it's generally safer.

You shouldn't have to be a computer expert to surf safe, but's
that seems to be the situation. Of course, XP's SP2 version
of IE6 seems a little safer, but what about those millions
of users on the earlier OS's?

The ironic thing - The SP2 version is really only doing the
stuff that competitor browsers have been doing for years.
I'm talking about the pop up blocker, and the easier-to-manage
activex installation/denial control.

Dave