Virus in messenger

[svorierling]

Ok, i just wanted to warn you all because its a new virus in the msn.
the virus is sent to you as a link in a messenger window from one of your online contacts that already have the link.
the link is made of some senseless text and in the end your msn mail, before the link there will be a sentence often used in the msn or a text made to fool you.

some exsamples of those i got:
-hey! chek out this awsome pics off you (this was sent to me in norwegian)
-LOL (hehe english ofc
-some hungarian text no idea what it meant but i got it from a hungarien friend of mine and that explains why it was hungarian.
-me (english)
-look at this (english)
-haha look at this super funny video (norwegian)

so it depends where the person you got it from is from or live in.

the way to ''not get the virus'' is just to not click the link.

i know it can be VERY irritating when you get thelink sent over and over and over and over etc...

hope you dont get this virus its extremly irritating and makes your internet go loco and your speakers will spit msn noises when ur not on msn and stuff.
that was the effect on my computer but i dont know about how it will react on other systems and stufff i use windows vista home premium and i will report at once i have a way to get rid of it.

sorry for my poor english

-Erling

[Night Ω Wolfe]

Thanks for letting use know erling! I had actually encountered a similar virus before but the wording of what they said was different. Something about awesome pics taken at a party.....

My personal suggestion is for everyone to trash MSN and find a new messenger. I have had people tell me they have gotten viruses from it without even clicking on any of the links in these messages!

[Ari’laftia]

Hehehe After ending up running every single messenger they have out there, Im most happy with msn (for me anyway). Just have to be careful of what comes through, Usually if I get a stray message with a file to download, I always check with them at that time anyway, just to be on the safe side. Normally when someone sends me something, They tell me before hand. Oh and always have a anti-virus that scans your messengers actively when ever your system is on. I use Avast and it now catches anything that might try and sneak through.

[nzrocker]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey theres also another virus one WhoBlockedMe.com it asks for ur username and password (i no sounds fishy so i did a check on it). It uses ur msn to send messages with a link saying a random but likly message with go 2 www.whoblockedme.com at the end.

It uses your computer to try and trick others, you should change your password straight away if you have signed up on it.