Friendly Warning: MSN Virus

Margaret · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:57

FrK` said:
yeah a lil help would be nice

Caney you noob.

Scythe · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:58

Arsey said:
I got this a while back and did the same thing.

And me

Scythe · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:59

jcb33 said:
is that u? http://*****************.org/index.php?pic2038.jpg

Just clicked the link without thinking as it was from a friend.... It said something about unable to locate node..... Curently running a virus scan but what Should I do since I clicked it :/?

Star out the address so people wont click on it.

jcb33 · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:00

Scythe said:
Star out the address so people wont click on it.

Done before I read your post, Am I infected though

?

dwarf · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:04

jcb33 said:
Done before I read your post, Am I infected though ?

Ive just done the same thing and it said something about nodes... whoops!

Psyk · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:06

Oh dear looks like Kreeeee fell for it. I got that message from him. Luckily I knew that a pif file is dodgy.

jcb33 · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:13

Am I right in thinking you only get infected if you chose to download a pif file? Cuz I clicked the link and got something about nodes but no download option...

Richdog · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:16

Killa_ken said:
could you explain how please

Post a hijackthis log (after running a good AV with system restore disabled) and i'll explain.

RoachycaL · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:17

Its gotten around very quickly as someone on my contacts list had it, I usually dont fall for that crap but it was someone I hadnt spoken to in ages so I clicked it and NOD32 picked it up and terminated it - you can tell if you are infected as it brings up all contacts on your list and sends the link. Its kinda amazing to think how fast they must get around and they must eventually die off too? :confused:

Kreeeee · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:22

firefox_guru · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:23

avoided

I clicked on the link, and was presented with firefox asking me to download a .pif file. Now if it had been a .jpg file i would probably have gone ahead, but luckily i know that .pif's are executable. Three cheers for firefox however!

Welshy · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:35

My girlfriends got it

lets find out if uninstalling MSN then running AVG gets rid of it, else im reformatting her laptop when im up there next weekend

Steeps · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:54

Welshy said:
My girlfriends got it lets find out if uninstalling MSN then running AVG gets rid of it, else im reformatting her laptop when im up there next weekend

wooooooooo almost clicked it

-I-Am-Great- · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:21

i got it ages ago, only clicked it cause my best friend sent me it lol. unplugged my modem as soon as i knew what was happening. still wiped hdd really slowed it down

Mekrel · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:24

FrK` said:
yeah a lil help would be nice

nib

basmic · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:26

Could somebody email me the link? I'm curious, and have a test machine I'm wanting to try it out on.

Click my signature for email.

Kreeeee · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:40

jcb33 · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:40

What exactly does this virus do? Because no one is replying to me.. But I am sudenly unable to access hotmail, google etc...

Leeum · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:44

My brother managed to install it and I've spent most of tonight getting rid of the bloody thing

It's basically a trojan horse and comes with a whole host of other goodies like Zango and Starware etc. :rolleyes:

Kreeeee · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:48