From: Chris Todd <ctodd@westernnews.com> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:32:30 -0700

Good morning: I was wondering if anyone has seen this message on a win2k server before and might be able to help me

Chris: This is the new spam technique using the windows "admin" pop-up vector. Supposed to be used by an Admin to send messages of some import to all their users on a particular server. That the popup showed up means you have some patching to do as well as some (3 - I think) ports to block on your firewall. See the NANOG archives for more details. Regards, Gregory Hicks

Message from destroyer to you on 8/19/2003 11:24:53pm Make this your last pop-up ever Destroy all these pop-up for a

fraction of

the price of our competitors!!! go to www. messagdestroyer.net

This is all in a plain windows box(gray box with an ok button at the bottom and the X is the upper right corner)

Any help or insight would much appreciated!!

Thanks Chris Todd Computer Technician Western Newspapers, Inc. (928)775-2499

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