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slinky

10-02-2005 15:43

Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Msn Messanger Is Carrying A Massive Virus At The Moment.........don't Open Msn.

lettie

10-02-2005 15:44

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Thanks Slinky, I've just done a quick virus update.

Tinkerbelle

10-02-2005 16:37

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Its w32 funner. A worm that spreads using messenger and modifies the hosts files. Looks like the contact is trying to send you an attachment but its the worm trying to access.

vorlon24

10-02-2005 16:53

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Does antivirus keep it out?

Tinkerbelle

10-02-2005 16:58

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All details can be found http://securityresponse.symantec.com...32.funner.html hope the link works!

Cafu01

10-02-2005 16:59

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thanks people :)

rockrabbit

10-02-2005 18:16

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been on msn most of the day and so have quite a few i know on there i aint picked anything up well nothing has come up on mine or any of the others ive spoke on there

andrewb

10-02-2005 18:33

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best way is just to not accept file transferes for the time being, specialy not for files with funny extentions like .pif (this info is providing it's the worm that someone on my contact list had last week :p)

Margaret Pilkington

10-02-2005 18:42

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Thanks for that information.....forewarned is fore armed

mez	10-02-2005 20:02

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i got a worm a couple of weeks ago from a young friend of mine & that had it in the attachment, luckily my security picked it up asap, but my young friend has not been back on since, i rang & it seems as if their p/c is full of them, it actually came through messenger.

Margaret Pilkington

10-02-2005 20:04

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ooh er and you can't cure that kind of worm with a worm cake!

rockrabbit

10-02-2005 23:47

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dont know whats happening with the virus on msn but i was on there all afternoon and aint got it and told everyone i know on there and no one i know has it or has heard anything about it and anything emailed to me is scanned before it appears in my inbox on outlook

Tinkerbelle

11-02-2005 07:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rockrabbit

Doesn't come through an e-mail attachment it appears as if a contact on msn is trying to send you a file attachment.

John_Timmins

11-02-2005 07:49

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hwta can it come with any file attachment even if you have requested it?

Also is it on the whole of MSS or just the old or new version (beta)

entwisi

11-02-2005 07:52

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<fx:Ian sumgly taps his Gentoo Linux box once again>

Virus? Whats them then :) :) :) :) :)

Geesh, you windows users.........

rockrabbit

11-02-2005 12:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Doesn't come through an e-mail attachment it appears as if a contact on msn is trying to send you a file attachment.

accepted 3 message attachments yesterday but all jpgs my system seems clear though

slinky

11-02-2005 12:13

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rockrabbit it comes up as if someone is sending you a message and is says funny.exe, it is not the sender that has sent it, it is a virus, once it has got on your recieved files you cannot get it off then when you sign into msn anyone else that is on your msn recievs the same virus of you that you was sent, IF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE AT ALL

rockrabbit

11-02-2005 12:18

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cheers got it now think i ll be sticking to yahoo for a while to many annoying kids on msn anyway and takes forever to undertsand there typing codes

slinky

11-02-2005 12:20

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Not a bad idea while these viruses are flying around.:(

Tinkerbelle

11-02-2005 12:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rockrabbit

cheers got it now think i ll be sticking to yahoo for a while to many annoying kids on msn anyway and takes forever to undertsand there typing codes

God, we know that feeling rockarabbit :rolleyes: !!!!!!!!!!

Dean	11-02-2005 12:39

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thanks............

rockrabbit

11-02-2005 12:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

God, we know that feeling rockarabbit :rolleyes: !!!!!!!!!!

lol got 13 year old neice and her mates on there reckoned i was getting pretty good at it then they bring a load more new words out i asked if they had some sort of code what they use for there names as it all seems the odd number and shapes like this cant work this out at all ( x-(l)?<e!$£Y!!!!! but they wouldnt tell me :confused:

slinky

11-02-2005 12:44

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kids eh!!!!!!!!!! little ******:rolleyes:

Tinkerbelle

11-02-2005 12:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rockrabbit

Yeah my daughters mates and my young cousins are always on when it pops up it's like answering the phone IT'S NEVER FOR ME lol!!!

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