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Thread ID: 60819 2005-08-14 05:41:00 New Microsoft spyware. ughnz (8297) Press F1
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380871 2005-08-14 05:41:00 Have noticed something funny since this genuine advantage rubbish has been forced upon me.

Every time the PC starts up the genuine advantage is trying to phone home:

Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:52:01 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1041 207.46.248.119 80 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:52:01 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1039 207.46.244.253 443 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:52:01 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1038 64.4.21.125 443 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:52:01 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1037 64.4.21.93 443 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:52:00 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1035 207.46.248.119 80 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:51:58 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1031 64.4.21.93 443 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:51:58 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1030 207.46.199.93 443 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
Blocked Outgoing 14/Aug/2005 15:51:58 Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services TCP localhost 1029 207.46.157.30 443 C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE

One wonders why it fells the need to phone home?

I do not have automatic updates turn on, do not run MSN or use hotmail so I wonder why it fells it needs to contact them as well?

May be time for people to update thier firewall rules.
ughnz (8297)
380872 2005-08-14 05:56:00 You need to kill a few unneeded services. mikebartnz (21)
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