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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Default New MSN Virus **Watch out!!**

MSN window comes up from one of your contacts with a message like.....

When you click on the link, it tries to download an infected file. Be warned!! Do not download the file!!

Jay has it because he has been clicking on a Granny Porn website apparently, so watch out for him.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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oh this again?
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Got caught by that ages ago

Wondered why all these long forgotten people were asking me too....
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Paddy has just tried to send it to me through MSN. I didn't click on the link.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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fookin nightmare
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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good to know guys thanks for the heads up
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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i got one it said " wow i just found your pic on facebook !!"
watch for that one too
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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lol i just got it off jay and had to uninstall msn and delete the leftover folders then run mcafee then reinstall msn.........lol
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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don't run any anti-virus and never had a virus

joys of Linux
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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How would you know if you had a virus though without a scanner
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Redkop
Paddy has just tried to send it to me through MSN. I didn't click on the link.
Did I??? Shit!



Someone post a dummies guide on how to get rid of it please
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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upp. think i have it on my pc now, cheers BigErn !!
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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I got sent an email sayin see who has blocked you on msn, with a link, clicked on the link, the deleted the email but its sending the link to people in my contact list, also sending some cashbonus link as well, have run spybot and avg but they say the system is clean, but it aint.
I read something about it being an ad hijack that remembers your passport sign in then uses the account to send ads.
Anyone had this?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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there are ones saying "i think i look really bsd in this pic what doyou think"? or summat aswell
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Anyone who clicks to download some random file off the internet after being prompted in MSN, without checking its safe first, deserves to get a virus, its just darwin in action online as well.

Cant believe how stupid some people are sometimes on the net, you wouldnt wander up to some random person in the street and hand over control of your laptop and hope for the best they dont damage so why do it to author of some random website you are getting pointed at?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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im on vista and i restored the pc back a few days and its gone so happy days.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Probably not a good idea to paste the link up here for the hard of understanding to click on, then?

Maybe use the 'code' tags instead of the 'quote' tags?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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Cheers
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