Fake Messages from Contacts

I am periodically getting fake messages from at least one contact. They
always have a message and link to a website.

I received this one at 10:56 am 01/27.

CONTACTSNAME says:
hey CONTACTS USER NAME happy valentines's day! this site is giving out free
giftcards go get one before they're all gone http://myusername.zuptag.com


It shows it coming FROM my friend, yet it say Hey to HER and the fake link
uses MY user name.

I have run various scans and my computer comes up clean. What is going on
and how do I make it stop??

Greetings,

It is your contact who has the virus/worm and they who needs to remove it in most cases.
I've heard stories of perhaps one existing locally and sending you messages, but never seen
any sort of reference or proof of that, so I'm leery that those even exist given how
Messenger works.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"gt6" <> wrote in message
news:19A81C87-8162-444F-A051-...
> I am periodically getting fake messages from at least one contact. They
> always have a message and link to a website.
>
> I received this one at 10:56 am 01/27.
>
> CONTACTSNAME says:
> hey CONTACTS USER NAME happy valentines's day! this site is giving out free
> giftcards go get one before they're all gone http://myusername.zuptag.com
>
>
> It shows it coming FROM my friend, yet it say Hey to HER and the fake link
> uses MY user name.
>
> I have run various scans and my computer comes up clean. What is going on
> and how do I make it stop??

She has also received similar messages from me.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> It is your contact who has the virus/worm and they who needs to remove it in most cases.
> I've heard stories of perhaps one existing locally and sending you messages, but never seen
> any sort of reference or proof of that, so I'm leery that those even exist given how
> Messenger works.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
> "gt6" <> wrote in message
> news:19A81C87-8162-444F-A051-...
> > I am periodically getting fake messages from at least one contact. They
> > always have a message and link to a website.
> >
> > I received this one at 10:56 am 01/27.
> >
> > CONTACTSNAME says:
> > hey CONTACTS USER NAME happy valentines's day! this site is giving out free
> > giftcards go get one before they're all gone http://myusername.zuptag.com
> >
> >
> > It shows it coming FROM my friend, yet it say Hey to HER and the fake link
> > uses MY user name.
> >
> > I have run various scans and my computer comes up clean. What is going on
> > and how do I make it stop??
>
>
>

Change your Windows Live ID password at login.live.com, then, delete all junk
mails you've received, use an antivirus software (i sugest Antivir, from
Avira) and Windows Defender to clean the computer.