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Re: [Cryptography] [RNG] /dev/random initialisation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James A. Donald)
Mon Nov 4 23:38:12 2013
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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:40:40 +1000
From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
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On Nov 1, 2013, at 10:37 PM, James A. Donald wrote:
> > I sent a dummy skype text that referenced a secret url on my own
> > website, created for this test and never used before or since.
> >
> > Shortly thereafter, got a hit on that url.
On 2013-11-03 05:49, Jerry Leichter wrote:
> That's not the NSA - it's Microsoft. This pattern has been reported
> befor; it's the result of Microsoft searching for "evil" URL's
> (those that have drive-by malware, mainly, though I suppose they
> look for other stuff, too). See
> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Malware-Spam-Skype-Reading-Messages-URLs
> ,news-17036.html for one discussion.
Which tells us:
"This automated process undoubtedly helps protect Skype users
from clicking on links to phishing sites or those packed with
malware"
Since the hit came a long time after the message, it would not have
been useful in protecting the recipient from clicking on links to
phishing sites.
Therefore, not its purpose.
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