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Old May 8, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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been sent a link over msn a few times that has my email addy in it somewhere, one person asking if it me and one saying dont open its a virus....... i go to open it and it turns into a file download, i dont go any further for 2 reasons, i dont want a virus, and one person asks if it me ( so a picture ) but in the download box it says it a ms-dos application. has anyone had this before? help please
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Old May 9, 2005 | 12:01 AM
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don't accept it. You've been sent it by a contact who has you on their own list who has the virus themselves......

Just ignore it and close the msn window...No hamr done then
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Old May 9, 2005 | 01:54 AM
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ok

cheers mate
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Old May 9, 2005 | 04:05 AM
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coming up with rofl is this you?

I had this virus on my pc last week and it did a lot of damage, more than the Norton website let on...

Killed my network settings to my xbox, windows firewall and completely shafted Norton anti virus...
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Old May 9, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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thats the one, how does it open a window on msn and link its self then

i didnt open it coz it was a ms-dos application. glad i didnt now



bttt for the people that dont no about it
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Old May 9, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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thats cos norton is crap!
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Old May 9, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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I know that now lol
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Old May 9, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW


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