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Microsoft Corp. has discovered that some users of its MSN TV service have downloaded a program that makes their set-tops dial the 911 emergency number instead of regular dial-up numbers, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Microsoft issued a patch Tuesday night for the program, which arrives in an attachment to an e-mail. When opened, it shuts down the computer, changes the dial-up setting and then dials 911.
The program, which has affected at least 18 customers, is not a virus since it does not propagate, the spokeswoman said.
Several people reported on WebTV newsgroup Web sites that police officers had showed up at their doors to find out why they called 911, according to a TechTV report.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft bought WebTV in 1997 and renamed it MSN TV last year.
Malicious programs that are used to dial 911 are not new. In April 2000, the National Infrastructure Protection Center issued a warning about a computer virus that was prompting infected computers in Texas to dial 911.
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