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MS Promotion Site Flagged By MS Anti-Phishing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the too-good-to-be-true dept.

Stony Stevenson writes "Microsoft has launched a marketing campaign that lets any student at an Australian university buy the Ultimate edition of Office 2007, usual price $1,150, for only $75 — a discount of about 93%. But when students go to the promotion site, Microsoft Live OneCare pops up a warning that the site may be a phishing scam. The warning reads: 'Phishing filter has determined this might be a phishing website. We recommend that you do not give any of your information to such websites. Phishing websites impersonate trustworthy websites for the purpose of obtaining your personal or financial information.'"

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  1. Microsoft has finally done it! by Samalie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its about time....Microsoft has finally recognized itself as evil. Hell has officially frozen over :)

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    1. Re:Microsoft has finally done it! by DittoBox · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes but I don't see Steve Ballmer sprouting wings and gaining lift.

      Ergo, the swine are not flying yet.

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    2. Re:Microsoft has finally done it! by memojuez · · Score: 5, Funny

      That seems to go hand in hand with my antivirus program deleting the IE7 installer from my computer because it deemed it a "Generic Trojan"

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    3. Re:Microsoft has finally done it! by antirelic · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well... this is actual proof that the Anti-Phishing shit actually works...

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    4. Re:Microsoft has finally done it! by Smurfeur · · Score: 2, Funny

      More surprising : MS has finally produced a piece of software that WORKS !

    5. Re:Microsoft has finally done it! by jez9999 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, it just got the name slightly wrong. It meant 'bait and vendor lock-in'.

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  2. Oh no! by AlphaLop · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Microsoft product that does not work right? The Shock of it... I better unload all my Microsoft stock before the other investors get wind of this! ;)

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  3. It Works! by 7bit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow! Live OneCare actually does work!

  4. On a related topic.. by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    If any Australian students would like to make a cool 100% profit, please let me know. :)

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    1. Re:On a related topic.. by ZachPruckowski · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, if you can deal with Clippy saying "G'day mate, how 'bout some letter-writing?"

    2. Re:On a related topic.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      And a high profile hitman is currently waiting at your doorstep, slapping at a chair leg in one hand.

    3. Re:On a related topic.. by DeathElk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Nah, take it from an Australian - that should be "Wanna write a f@#kn' letter? Well? Do ya c*nt??"

    4. Re:On a related topic.. by cheater512 · · Score: 2, Funny

      But thats in the EULA - the thing that uhh....went missing.

  5. New Marketing Campaign by L.+VeGas · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's just part of an overall "bad boy" campaign that MS is using to try to seem cool.

    Go ahead and buy from us. IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS.

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  6. Does it .... by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 1, Funny

    Does it come with an Australian to English converter for us in the states?

    My Australian is rusty.

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    1. Re:Does it .... by celardore · · Score: 5, Funny

      My Australian is rusty.

      Give him a good going over with some wire wool and light oil, that should fix him right up!

    2. Re:Does it .... by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually it does have an Australian to English converter. I'm not too sure what good that would do a Yank though.

      I think it must be broken. I keep putting in Fosters but I don't get back beer.

      And in the English to Australian converter, I keep putting in coffee but I still don't get back beer.

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    3. Re:Does it .... by mollymoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thank you very much for making me laugh. Your post is funny. Period.

      You're using Vista's speech recognition, right?

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  7. Yes, it is by C4st13v4n14 · · Score: 2, Funny

    75$AU? Microsoft? Sounds like it really is a phising scam, or it's at least phishy!

  8. Apple says it best by mad_psych0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "You are attempting to save money! Would you like to allow or deny?"

  9. Re:No surprise by CommunistHamster · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a large company, and it knows exactly what my right hand is doing...

  10. OMG!!! by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 3, Funny

    Im using IE7 and wow! It is teh smartest!!

    Is this a fishing site??? Cause IE knows and I knows!! Thats awesome!

    Wonder if you can find what lures work with what on IE7?

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  11. half way there by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now all we need is for Norton AntiVirus to detect itself as a virus and everything will be all set.

  12. Probably a way to reduce "losses" by gcnaddict · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's probably just a way to reduces losses which Microsoft might incur as a result of this huge discount.

    losses... lol

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  13. Oblig Simpsons by mastershake_phd · · Score: 1, Funny

    HA HA

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  14. Re:No surprise by JimDaGeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dang, am I the only one to laugh at this? I just shot some beer out my nose.

    You, sir, owe me one beer!

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  15. Now all that remains by GFree · · Score: 4, Funny

    is for Windows Defender in Vista to stuff up and flag IE7 as spyware. That would be most amusing. :)

  16. There's never been a better time to buy! by Keith+Russell · · Score: 3, Funny

    This deal is so good, even we can't believe it's for real! Order yours today! OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY!

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  17. Re:Bill Gates Cyborg Icon by spells · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bill - why are you reading slashdot on a Tuesday night - I thought it was bridge night with Buffett.

  18. Misspelling by sexybomber · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I the only one who wishes that MS named their product the Phishing Philter?

  19. Re:Bill Gates Cyborg Icon by skoaldipper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slightly off topic, but can we motion to come up with a new 'M$' logo?
    This is the best I could do on such short notice.
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  20. Re:No surprise by FLEB · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's one helluva nose.

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  21. It is a phishing site? by babbling · · Score: 3, Funny

    It looks like a phishing site to me. Some weird company called Microblast or something is trying to create an expensive proprietary rip-off of OpenOffice.org. It probably comes with all kinds of spyware, too.