Well @#%^ you very much too.
Prove what exactly?
That you need to use Internet Explorer to run it? Try running it from Firefox or Opera and see if it works. The message that pops up stating you need IE to run the tech demo should be all the proof you need.
That the websites real? Run a whois on the IP and see if it reverts back to Microsoft. Better yet, I'll do that for you:
checkpoint:~# ping labs.live.com
PING labs.live.com (207.46.220.73) 56(84) bytes of data.
From po21.tuk-6nf-16a.ntwk.msn.net (207.46.39.6) icmp_seq=8 Packet filtered
From po21.tuk-6nf-16a.ntwk.msn.net (207.46.39.6) icmp_seq=22 Packet filtered
From po21.tuk-6nf-16a.ntwk.msn.net (207.46.39.6) icmp_seq=32 Packet filtered
checkpoint:~# whois 207.46.39.6
OrgName: Microsoft Corp
OrgID: MSFT
Address: One Microsoft Way
City: Redmond
StateProv: WA
PostalCode: 98052
Country: US
NetRange: 207.46.0.0 - 207.46.255.255
CIDR: 207.46.0.0/16
NetName: MICROSOFT-GLOBAL-NET
NetHandle: NET-207-46-0-0-1
Parent: NET-207-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: NS1.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS5.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS2.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS3.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS4.MSFT.NET
Comment:
RegDate: 1997-03-31
Updated: 2004-12-09
RTechHandle: ZM39-ARIN
RTechName: Microsoft
RTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
RTechEmail: noc@microsoft.com
OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE231-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@microsoft.com
OrgAbuseHandle: HOTMA-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Hotmail Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@hotmail.com
OrgAbuseHandle: MSNAB-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: MSN ABUSE
OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@msn.com
OrgNOCHandle: ZM23-ARIN
OrgNOCName: Microsoft Corporation
OrgNOCPhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgNOCEmail: noc@microsoft.com
OrgTechHandle: MSFTP-ARIN
OrgTechName: MSFT-POC
OrgTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgTechEmail: iprrms@microsoft.com
That it's real?
Here's a
screenshot.
Gotta love angry internet nerd rage.
Edit: If you're really that up in arms about Internet security you shouldn't be using Windows anyway. I'd suggest moving over to Linux. Try http://www.ubuntu.com/ it's the easiest of the lot.
Edited, Jun 13th 2007 2:46pm by robotfuel