Suspicious link? - A query

[Dustin]

~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
news:SPydnfXTN-Nw71DRnZ2dnUVZ7rednZ2d@bt.com:

> Peter Foldes wrote:
> [....]
>> BD
>>
>> It is a legitimate site and period.
>
> You cannot possibly know that for sure!

Yea, like most of the rest of us, he can.

> I've been "looking for trouble" for 5 years - *anywhere*!

No you haven't. Go bug 4chan if you want "bad guys".

> I've *never* knowingly posted a *bad* link. Some folk know that to
> be true.

Yea well, the road to hell is paved in gold with good intentions.

> You *never* listen! I have done as you asked and end up here:-
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...D=5B33B5A8-5E7
> 6-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displayLang=pt-pt
>
> But, and this is a *BIG BUT*, there is *no attempt whatsoever* for
> the page to *automatically* download a file onto my computer. One
> has to press a 'download button'.

See the domain dip****? Unless your DNS has been compromised, you ARE
visiting the microsoft website.



--
Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you
can't help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[~BD~]

Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>
>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>
>>> The file is from MS.
>>
>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>> link.
>
> You provided the links, moron.
>
>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>
> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>
> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
> understand the material, not us.
>
>

Dustin

Here is the link in question:

hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt


If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.

Your call.

Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me by
David Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?

[Peter Foldes]

That link is a legitimate link from the MS download site. It is the Portugese
translated version of the link which I have already posted to you. You are a
complete fool and a Troll and wastes everyone's time by posting imaginary **** from
your head

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"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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> Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>
>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>
>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>>> link.
>>
>> You provided the links, moron.
>>
>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>
>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>
>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>> understand the material, not us.
>>
>>
>
> Dustin
>
> Here is the link in question:
>
> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>
> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.
>
> Your call.
>
> Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me by David
> Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?

[~BD~]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> That link is a legitimate link from the MS download site. It is the
> Portugese translated version of the link which I have already posted to
> you. You are a complete fool and a Troll and wastes everyone's time by
> posting imaginary **** from your head
>

You seem awfully agitated by this Mr Foldes. Please do not let it be of
concern to you.

Perhaps, though, you are aware of *why* a one-off poster pasted the link
in the newsgroup with not one word of explanation at all. I didn't
imagine it, btw - it's still there for all to see.

I'll await advice from Dustin if you don't mind.

I trust *him* to give me an honest and truthful answer!

D.

[Peter Foldes]

> You seem awfully agitated by this Mr Foldes. Please do not let it be of concern to
> you.

There goes you paranoia. The question has been answered by many including Mike
Easter. You do not seem to get it through your thick empty skull that link is a
bonafide link by Microsoft.
How long do you want to keep asking the same from 3 different groups and umpteenth
number of people before you realize that you are beating a dead horse.

You are nothing more that a Super Troll and a friggin liar,forger and an all around
idiot of a bad man

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[Dustin]

~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
news:9f-dnW86hrldMlDRnZ2dnUVZ8iydnZ2d@bt.com:

> Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>
>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>
>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>>> link.
>>
>> You provided the links, moron.
>>
>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>
>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>
>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>> understand the material, not us.
>>
>>
>
> Dustin
>
> Here is the link in question:
>
> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e
> 76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>
>
> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.

ARGH! It *IS* service pack3 for windows XP- portugese edition.

> Your call.

Not my call; damnit! BD, educate yourself; quit being obnoxious here.

> Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me
> by David Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?

It depends on the client, some "newer" clients are deliberatly de
obfuscating them. Why, I don't know.




--
Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you
can't help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[Dustin]

~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
news:y8GdnSY0A8A6TlDRnZ2dnUVZ7rCdnZ2d@bt.com:

> Peter Foldes wrote:
>> That link is a legitimate link from the MS download site. It is the
>> Portugese translated version of the link which I have already
>> posted to you. You are a complete fool and a Troll and wastes
>> everyone's time by posting imaginary **** from your head
>>
>
> You seem awfully agitated by this Mr Foldes. Please do not let it be
> of concern to you.
>
> Perhaps, though, you are aware of *why* a one-off poster pasted the
> link in the newsgroup with not one word of explanation at all. I
> didn't imagine it, btw - it's still there for all to see.
>
> I'll await advice from Dustin if you don't mind.

No need. Several others in this very thread have already told you it's
legitimate.

> I trust *him* to give me an honest and truthful answer!

Fair enough. Why won't you make use of the advice then?


--
Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you can't
help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[~BD~]

Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
> news:9f-dnW86hrldMlDRnZ2dnUVZ8iydnZ2d@bt.com:
>
>> Dustin wrote:
>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>>
>>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>>
>>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>>>> link.
>>>
>>> You provided the links, moron.
>>>
>>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>>
>>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>>
>>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>>> understand the material, not us.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Dustin
>>
>> Here is the link in question:
>>
>> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e
>> 76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>>
>>
>> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.
>
> ARGH! It *IS* service pack3 for windows XP- portugese edition.
>
>> Your call.
>
> Not my call; damnit! BD, educate yourself; quit being obnoxious here.

Dustin,

*Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or just
'go with the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on behalf of
others. I want folk to be safe - that's all.

Surely that's not being obnoxious in any way. *YOU* are the expert and
*might* just determine something which others cannot. If you confirm
that you *have* done all that you can to double check the link and find
nothing, I'll let the matter drop. I hope that is fair.

I'm trying to smooth our relationship so bring to your attention another
post on 24hsh <ndWdnVGMion4TFDRnZ2dnUVZ7oednZ2d@bt.com>
where your past comments about Uniblue to me have been mentioned. It's
quite a long thread again now!


>> Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me
>> by David Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?
>
> It depends on the client, some "newer" clients are deliberately de
> obfuscating them. Why, I don't know.

The link 'looked' live (blue) in Google Groups (apart from the http://
part, which was grey)) and one can click on the blue part and be whisked
away to ......

Not Found

The requested URL
/www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
was not found on this server.

The obfuscated link is certainly not 'live' on my iMac!

D.

[Peter Foldes]

For the last time. That link from Microsoft for the Portuguese SP3 is a bonafide
link and nothing wrong with it except in your Trolling head. Go away and get a life.

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"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
news:Q8mdne9Rjo43bVDRnZ2dnUVZ8tGdnZ2d@bt.com...
> Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>> news:9f-dnW86hrldMlDRnZ2dnUVZ8iydnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>>>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>>>
>>>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>>>>> link.
>>>>
>>>> You provided the links, moron.
>>>>
>>>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>>>
>>>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>>>
>>>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>>>> understand the material, not us.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Dustin
>>>
>>> Here is the link in question:
>>>
>>> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e
>>> 76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>>>
>>>
>>> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.
>>
>> ARGH! It *IS* service pack3 for windows XP- portugese edition.
>>
>>> Your call.
>>
>> Not my call; damnit! BD, educate yourself; quit being obnoxious here.
>
> Dustin,
>
> *Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or just 'go with
> the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on behalf of others. I want
> folk to be safe - that's all.
>
> Surely that's not being obnoxious in any way. *YOU* are the expert and *might*
> just determine something which others cannot. If you confirm that you *have* done
> all that you can to double check the link and find nothing, I'll let the matter
> drop. I hope that is fair.
>
> I'm trying to smooth our relationship so bring to your attention another post on
> 24hsh <ndWdnVGMion4TFDRnZ2dnUVZ7oednZ2d@bt.com>
> where your past comments about Uniblue to me have been mentioned. It's quite a
> long thread again now!
>
>
>>> Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me
>>> by David Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?
>>
>> It depends on the client, some "newer" clients are deliberately de
>> obfuscating them. Why, I don't know.
>
> The link 'looked' live (blue) in Google Groups (apart from the http:// part, which
> was grey)) and one can click on the blue part and be whisked away to ......
>
> Not Found
>
> The requested URL
> /www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
> was not found on this server.
>
> The obfuscated link is certainly not 'live' on my iMac!
>
> D.

[~BD~]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> For the last time. That link from Microsoft for the Portuguese SP3 is a
> bonafide link and nothing wrong with it except in your Trolling head. Go
> away and get a life.
>

Many thanks, Dustin!

Ooops! It's not from Dustin.

OK Peter Foldes. I'll expect no further contact from you. There is no
longer any need for you to read any more posts on this group.

'Byeeeeeee!