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Warning to all users of Windows Live Messenger!


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I was recently sent a virus on MSN. One which has the potential to be on a massive scale.

 

I was sent the following message by one of my contacts at about 21:00 GMT

 

*cough* http://www55.im-profile.com/[email protected]

DO NOT CLICK THE DAMN LINK IF SOMEONE SENDS YOU THAT MESSAGE

 

It will infect your computer, It will send that message to every user on your contact list and will not make you any friends. people will click it and spread it around their contact list and the problem will become bigger and bigger.

 

The virus seems to have no effects to your PC itself but i fear it may be a back door programme, and will open up your system to other viruses and/or spyware

 

If you allready have this, and crave IM, then Windows Messenger (the standard one on all PCs) seems to remain unnaffected, or you can use Yahoo IM and add your Windows contacts (yahoo and windows live contacts can now communicate)

:omg:

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Just heard about this on xboxbox, and if you do get the message dont click it.

Hasnt happened to me, so im not clicking anything lol

 

yes, that was me that posted that :p (Me = Crazed Dodgem there)

 

copying my post from from xboxbox, this is a big pain in the ass.

 

looking into details in the spybot logs, this looks like a back door.

 

I virus checked today, before the virus, and cleaned out my PC. After the virus i had 40 new viruses. 36 were: 'Microsoft.Windows.redirectedhosts'

 

It redirects Symantec (Norton), Mcafee, Trend Micro, Panda activescan, and Microsoft updates. they forgot one thing though. Spybot Search and destroy.

 

this thing disbles Microsoft Security Center aswell, as there is an entry entitled: Microsoft.Windowssecuritycentre_disabled

 

i have an image of all the files in a printscreen, on my home computer, however ni am at school, so therefore i will upload when i get back

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yes, that was me that posted that :p (Me = Crazed Dodgem there)

 

copying my post from from xboxbox, this is a big pain in the ass.

 

looking into details in the spybot logs, this looks like a back door.

 

 

 

i have an image of all the files in a printscreen, on my home computer, however ni am at school, so therefore i will upload when i get back

lucky your still blocked (for some reason) on my list :D:P

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