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Is this Fake update website of Microsoft ???

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/is-this-fake-update-website-of-microsoft.124855/

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Masooque Original post #1
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Dear Sir
Plzzzz help me i am stuck in mud of www world.
My windows xp crashed yesterday. after repairing i have got a supicious act of my IE 8. Automatically it directed to
*www.update.microsoft.com/wind...&&thankspage=5
and wants to download some windows Installer 3.1
I think this is faked site, Is this site fake ?????
Or this site is real *update.microsoft.com/
How i come to know that about either this site is fake or real.
pLzzzzzzzz help me.... bcoz i do not have permission for starting new thread i write my problem here. I feel so sorry for that. PLzzzz help me
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Mar 5, 2010 at 4:25 AM
I can't decide...it looks legit
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p_dude
p_dude #3
Mar 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM
*www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
khmadhu
khmadhu #4
Mar 5, 2010 at 10:37 AM
This is not fake.. its genuine.

anything under domain microsoft.com is genuine .

this site is registered under microsoft corporation

*whois.domaintools.com/microsoft.com
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Aspire #5
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM
It's 100% Genuine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 5, 2010 at 12:29 PM
get it confirmed from authority

hello friend.

why do not you get if confirmed from microsoft it self.
do not download anything from anywhere.
what ever you want to download extra plugins or tools, always download from authority website.


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anandk
anandk #7
Mar 5, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Both url's are genuine.
skeletor
Mar 7, 2010 at 7:16 AM
oh well, it is as good as saying update.microsoft.com :/

that www. in the front makes no practical difference. :/

In simple words, it's genuine. Generally, only the n00bs prefer adding www. in front of the subdomain URLs. :/ like.. "*www.mail.yahoo.com" :lol:
CA50
CA50 #10
Mar 20, 2010 at 3:52 AM
100% genuine.
sude
sude #11
Mar 26, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Its purely genuine.. no issues with that.
go ahead and download ie8 if u like!!