msn virus

[emamum]

yep... thats where i got it from!

righty.........this is how i did it.. some steps may not be needed but it worked for me...

1st uninstall msn messenger.....then go to local disk c.. and delete msn.log THAT is the virus...empty recycle bin thingy.... then system restore.. reinstall msn and you should be good to go

I did a scan with spyware dr before and after and the trojan is gone

any donations of good karma greatley recieved

[entwisi]

goodness me, all I did was let it download because I wanted to have a look at it(I could have declined it if I wanted), opened it. broswed the ascii within the binary executable and posted the message! it is totally harmless in Linux

[emamum]

what is linux entwisi?

[emzy]

im just not daft enough to open it lol

[entwisi]

Linux is a FREE alternative to the Windows XP/Vista that most of you use.

It does not suffer from viruses, trojans or any of the crap that you Windows users put up with.

any software bugs are fixed on average within 7 days where Microsoft take an average of 45 days.

99% of software that runs on it is FREE. you can also download the actual program code for pretty much everything and if you want(and have the skill) change/improve/tweak it.

In order to help you get an idea of it it also runs happily on the same PC as windows, you get a menu when you stat up as to which OS you wish to use that time. recently they have even made it able to run "inside" windows so you can get an idea what it is like

have a look here Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu

that is one version ( we geeks call them distros), there are other depending on what your individual requirements are but Ubuntu is a very good starters version. e.g There is one alled Peanut Linus that runs brilliantly on really old and low powered kit.

Linux is actually used on lots of things alraedy that you probably don't realise, BT Home hub runs it, some mobiles run it, anything from microwaves to personal video recorders can use it. the whole point is that its totally configurabel to whatever you want to apply it to. I have an iPod that can run either the original Apple OS or Linux. the Linux version supports more types of music files, has extra games and can even record sound(which the original Apple one can't).

[cherokee]

SEEMS OTHER FOLK HAVE HAD IT TOO. THIS IS FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE I VISIT .


Hi All

If you get a message saying

Check this out somecoolstuff BRB

somecoolstuff is a link DO NOT OPEN IT!!!

IT IS A VIRUS sorry I got sent i not knowing opened it now have a awful virus have wiped my pc twice in the last 2 weeks not knowing where it came from only found out today, cause a friend on my list got the message from me thankfully she didn't open it



AND ALSO.

my pc has been effectively terminated this week by a trojan downloader.

we had AVG antivirus running, also spybot, firewall was on, this virus was specifically written to get through AVG, it was transmitted to us via msn messenger. The pc is now unuseable. We can pay Tech Guys to try and recover the data - photos, documents etc, I cannot replace some of the photos, also I had around 40 gigs of music stored on the pc, all lost if Tech Guys cant salvage it. GRRRRR.
The virus could not be removed by AVG so if this is what you are using on your system please take care, especially if you use messenger.
We are now looking to buy a new pc which will cost us around £600, plus a bill to recover data from the old one.

The virus, once its on your computer, uses msn to transmit itself to all your online contacts without your knowledge, it downloads a host of malicious software that deletes vital files and leaves you unable to even log on to windows. We had some help from a friend who showed us how to make a boot cd and we did eventually manage to get into windows, but the virus has blocked access to every function so we cannot carry out system restore or access any data files, we cant even get in through BIOS or recovery console, in short, its totally wrecked.

I plan to stop using AVG and switch to Bitdefender, and we are aiming to use yahoo messenger in preference to msn. PLEASE EVERYONE KEEP YOUR COMPUTER PROTECTED

[emamum]

it got past NOD...... and a few others i tried before spyware dr picked it up.............

[emzy]

my avg deteccted it

[cherokee]

Thankfully not had it yet but it dont sound too good.
will be keeping an eye out .

[emamum]

ive put i how to fix it if you do get it.......

[lindsay ormerod]

So if I follow your Ubuntu link and download the thing it will be a better option than my Windows xp that I have now? ( and it won't cost me owt?)
In basic English please.....

[entwisi]

cherokee, you can probably save the data yourself.

Download the Ubuntu CD from the link I posted, burn the disk and boot your PC with it. Unless the HD is broken physically(i.e. won't spin up) or the partition table is borked (although even this is fixable if you really know what your doing) your data is safe.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES LET ANYONE FORMAT THE HARD DISK UNTILL YOU HAVE LET ME HAVE A GO AT IT.

A lot of these computer shops/etc have very little clue in stuff like this. I have rescued loads of data from properly messed up disks before now.