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Beware of itsecure.microsoft.com

Just because itsecure.microsoft.com sounds like an authentic Microsoft subdomain, that doesn't mean it is safe to visit.

C Tools' Threatfire research team has warned of active malware that among other things displays fake alerts aimed at persuading people to buy a bogus anti-malware package.
One way that Preald.A preys on its victims is by creating a hosts file to associate the domain itsecure.microsoft.com with an IP address that has nothing to do with Microsoft.
Usually, a computer gets any required domain name to IP address mappings from a domain name server associated with an ISP or one that is internal to the organisation.
Read the article in full here : http://www.itwire.com/content/view/26206/53/

 

 

 
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