MSN problem

[bunnyluva]

I'm getting this happening on MSN from two members who use this board.

Does anyone know whats going on here? Anyone else seeing these messages?

http://www.netc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/msn.gif

[PikeKing]

well i know one of the members is me!

I got home at 2am and had this sent to me from someone who I worked with, so assuming its safe I clicked the link. Nothing happened and I immediately got worried. Then I realised something had happened, I had obviously downloaded a virus.

With task manager running, every few minutes about 5 visual basic programs would execute themselves and try to send that link to everyone online on my contacts list. I hope nobody else has actually got this virus from a link it sent from my computer. I will not be on msn until I find a fix for this.

[bunnyluva]

Yes mate, I haven't had this from you this morning but still getting it from Alex.

Let me know how you get on.

bunnykilla

[PikeKing]

alex probably doesnt even know about it, he leaves his pc on all the time, i've set msn so that i need to enter my password, the virus cant actually login and send the links out

[PikeKing]

well i dont seem to have the problem of it trying to send stuff of with msn, i have some ads popping from some now though, go to find where they are coming from

[HardcoreSportsTraining]

Sorting it now...

[HardcoreSportsTraining]

It's a slippery customer! Almost there though.

[HardcoreSportsTraining]

Had to uninstall windows live messenger, it keeps/kept trying to load it when I shut it down. Ad-aware picks up serious errors/toolbars installed, AVG crashes the system when I do a scan with it, trying other stuff now.

[HardcoreSportsTraining]

Man I wish I hadn't clicked that link....

[bunnyluva]

Did opera not flash up a warning message like IE7 does?

[HardcoreSportsTraining]

It didn't open opera or IE

[HardcoreSportsTraining]

Right, I think I've fixed it.

- Uninstall Windows Live Messenger
- Run Ad-aware scan
- Restart
- Run AVG spyware scan
- Run Spybot S&D scan (install teatimer with this as it blocks it reinstalling itself)
- Restart
- Run AVG antivirus scan
- Run Ad-aware scan
- Restart
- Reinstall Live Messenger

[webcore]

Seems there is a load of bad shit circulating at the moment. My comp is cripled and I have all anti-virus stuff installed.

I'm just waiting for vista final retail to be released before I do a re-install.

[Narc]

Isn't vista supposed to be absurdy system heavy?

[bunnyluva]

I won't be going to Vista until they release SP1 for it lol.

My PC is running sweet as a nut (touch wood).