Windows 7 Update appears to be compromised?

Anonymous
2015-09-30T11:04:55+00:00

These details of "Important" update, which I received this morning - 4:30 AM MT.  Copied to Notepad:

(appears to be a language pack?  4.3 MB)

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Download size: 4.3 MB

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Important

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More information: 

https://hckSLpGtvi.PguhWDz.fuVOl.gov

https://jNt.JFnFA.Jigf.xnzMQAFnZ.edu

Help and Support: 

https://IIKaR.ktBDARxd.plepVV.PGetGeG.lfIYQIHCN.mil

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Did NOT install.  After my MSE definitions updated, I repeated Windows Update.  The above 'important' update did not reappear???

Did MS servers get compromised?

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-10-02T16:08:59+00:00

    I have the same issue.  I asked a tech guy here and he said that each update will have a KB followed by numbers to identify the each update.  In this case, it might have just been a corrupted update and the windows system probably just didn't read it.  I'm assuming they all failed so I wouldn't worry about it.  They'll get it fixed if this is the case. 

    I read below that someone's computer got corrupted by this.  It seems you have to actually try to download this corrupted file for that to happen so I would just leave it be. We'll probably get an answer on what this was all about.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-10-02T16:29:52+00:00

    Update: After actually reading the other 3 pages of posts it seems the answer was already determined a couple days ago.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-02T19:59:38+00:00

    After actually reading the other 3 pages of posts it seems the answer was already determined a couple days ago.       

    +1

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-07T20:17:35+00:00

    I got this on 10/2/2015.  Can't seem to find any information on this.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-10-07T20:32:22+00:00

    You got what exactly?  As this was pulled from the servers days ago.

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