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Researcher: Microsoft Security Team Dismissive, Adversarial: Page 3 of 4

Murphy claimed that the MSRC disputed his assessment of the vulnerability, and in March, asked for exploit code -- proof that the bug would be used in an attack -- in "a rather threatening e-mail." The MSRC also asked Murphy to justify " why this issue is so important."

Since March 24, Murphy has not heard from Microsoft.

"I have a long track record dealing with [MSRC], about four years now, but this [attitude] was new and certainly not something I was accustomed to," said Murphy.

"The e-mail I got was hostile, as if whoever wrote it had a very bad day."

In the e-mail, the Microsoft staffer told him "I hope you're reconsidering going public [with the vulnerability]. By going public, you will put our customers at risk. You may think about how going public will affect your relationship going forward with MSRC."