MSN malware goes to the next level...

[NathanE]

Note: The BS about ActiveX was an improv

 

[Macky]

Seriously? LMAO.

 

[theheyes]

I wonder what happens when two infected contacts start a conversation with each other.

 

[NickM]

I seem to get 2/3 contact requests /week these days. I just ignore and report them as spam without even adding them.

 

[lokkers]

I seem to get 2/3 contact requests /week these days. I just ignore and report them as spam without even adding them.

These last few weeks I reckon I've had at least one a day, it's getting silly now.

 

[Dano]

Tools > Options > Privacy > Tick - Only people on my allow list can see my status and send me messages.

 

[mast3r]

they are not contacts! they are bots!

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Don't add random strangers, Don't click links that arn't official links and NOT redirectors.

 

[Dano]

they are not contacts! they are bots!

Yes, and selecting that stops them contacting you in my experience.

 

[V4NT0M]

I don't think I've ever got these and I'm not on privacy, I can't as for some reason people are always disappearing off my friends list!

 

[SiriusB]

Tools > Options > Privacy > Tick - Only people on my allow list can see my status and send me messages.

Unfortunately this doesn't block the random add requests I get 10 times a week these days.

If anyone knows of a setting somewhere that says to automatically reject add requests, I would appreciate knowing!

 

[Burnsy2023]

If anyone knows of a setting somewhere that says to automatically reject add requests, I would appreciate knowing!

Yeah I get loads of these as well.

 

[Matteysan]

Real odd can't say I've ever had people randomly adding me to msn.

Are you all using Hotmail/Msn Addresses for your MSN chat accounts?

 

[theheyes]

Unfortunately this doesn't block the random add requests I get 10 times a week these days.

If anyone knows of a setting somewhere that says to automatically reject add requests, I would appreciate knowing!

Yeah I get loads of these as well.

Me three these days, although not that often. Having used MSN for nearly 10 years I've had more this year than previously combined.

 

[Dano]

Unfortunately this doesn't block the random add requests I get 10 times a week these days.

If anyone knows of a setting somewhere that says to automatically reject add requests, I would appreciate knowing!

Why would it block add requests? It quite clearly isn't meant to, but it does stop random people sending chats as posted in the OP.

 

[Phatjayunoi]

Glad I'm not the only one with 124225243325424234 random people with dodgy looking account names adding me every single day. Luckily this is only happening on an old account of mine, but it is still annoying when I need to check in for certain things.

 

[SilverTongue]

this is why I don't use a hotmail/live address for msn, the bots don't try for other addresses

 

[modo77]

Never get spam on msn either, also not using a hotmail/live address for it.

 

[dovey]

I get these adds, seems to be around 3 a day on average. Just mildly annoying rejecting them all but at least the addresses are blatant!

 

[CooK1E]

I get these adds, seems to be around 3 a day on average. Just mildly annoying rejecting them all but at least the addresses are blatant!

The world will come to an end once they move to addresses that are less blatant

I normally get a couple of these a month, but as my address begins with a B, it's pretty normal.