[ ijbswa-Actionsfile feedback-3614932 ] privacy info leaking to redmond

Actionsfile feedback item #3614932, was opened at 2013-08-22 06:48
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>Category: None
>Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: felix (kkfelix)
>Assigned to: Ian Silvester (diem)
Summary: privacy info leaking to redmond

Initial Comment:
Hello
After installing Emet tool I noticed this in log. Something sends out computer name, model, bios version obviously to allow easy attack.

"GET http://watson.microsoft.com/StageOne/Generic/EMET_40_PKI/iexplore_exe/10_00_9200_16521%20(win8_g/4_0_4913_26121/1/microsoft_com/en-US/8F432885489320234F7CB1428485EA3014C0BCFE.htm?LCID=1020&OS=6.1.7602.3.00010100.1.0.1.17514&SM=Toshiba%20Inc.&SPN=Protege%20S410&BV=1.86&HCU=10430&Queue=1 HTTP/1.1" 200 43



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>Comment By: Ian Silvester (diem)
Date: 2013-08-22 12:02

Message:
Hi Felix,

Watson is a generic brand Microsoft have long used for their problem
diagnosis tools. I would suggest that it is not malicious but is instead
part of what EMET does to learn in what ways your PC might be vulnerable to
malicious attack; it is referring to a knowledge base at Microsoft
supplying details about your machine.

Kind regards,

Ian

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