Messenger virus or security vulnerability

I keep getting a link from someone who has a virus on their comp with the
message of
HOT!HOT! isexsexsex.com it is that same message and is only happening when
he logs on. which is new because most of them are happening while the person
is offline. can someone Maybe shed some light on what is going on?
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Skywolfe

well from what this guy has told me he isn't the only one that uses his
computer, he has others in the house who do too. the difference with this is
it is the exace same message everytime. most of the viruses that have gone
around have been different links each time.. but this one is always
isexsexsex.com which seems unusual for me.. he has done scans and thought he
got rid of it. is it possible to remove something like this trough programs
like malwarebytes? I had another contact that had that virus not too long
ago and password changes weren't making any difference because he still had
the virus on his system.
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Skywolfe


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Skywolfe,
>
> If they're being sent while they're offline, they probably don't have anything installed on
> their system and instead have merely entered their credentials into a phishing site. But
> it's possible the site has changed their methods and now is actually going through the bother
> of actually signing in.
>
> The answer is the same, they need to change their Live ID password immediately and they need
> to verify that nothing is actually on their PC. Unfortunately, because there's billions of
> variants, anti-virus software is not going to help much - they need to take it to someone who
> knows what they're doing (at least if the problem persists).
>
> --
> 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
> --
>
> "Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
> news:AE8487CB-46BF-4D2B-AA52-...
> > I keep getting a link from someone who has a virus on their comp with the
> > message of
> > HOT!HOT! isexsexsex.com it is that same message and is only happening when
> > he logs on. which is new because most of them are happening while the person
> > is offline. can someone Maybe shed some light on what is going on?
> > --
> > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy
> >
> > Skywolfe
>
>
>

Hi Skywolfe,

Like I said, scanners (of any type, he can try them all) may or may not be able to find it.
If there's a Messenger virus on the system, they're usually incredibly easy to spot by using
only Task Manager (just looking for the executable that looks wrong) or using more
sophisticated tools like Process Explorer (combined with it's verify image signatures
feature) to find them and then killing them off directly that way.

But a scanner can only find what it's been programmed to find, which isn't 99% of Messenger
viruses/trojans/worms/etc.

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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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"Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
news:533D2327-A4CB-4908-AEFA-...
> well from what this guy has told me he isn't the only one that uses his
> computer, he has others in the house who do too. the difference with this is
> it is the exace same message everytime. most of the viruses that have gone
> around have been different links each time.. but this one is always
> isexsexsex.com which seems unusual for me.. he has done scans and thought he
> got rid of it. is it possible to remove something like this trough programs
> like malwarebytes? I had another contact that had that virus not too long
> ago and password changes weren't making any difference because he still had
> the virus on his system.
> --
> Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy
>
> Skywolfe
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Skywolfe,
>>
>> If they're being sent while they're offline, they probably don't have anything installed
>> on
>> their system and instead have merely entered their credentials into a phishing site. But
>> it's possible the site has changed their methods and now is actually going through the
>> bother
>> of actually signing in.
>>
>> The answer is the same, they need to change their Live ID password immediately and they
>> need
>> to verify that nothing is actually on their PC. Unfortunately, because there's billions
>> of
>> variants, anti-virus software is not going to help much - they need to take it to someone
>> who
>> knows what they're doing (at least if the problem persists).
>>
>> --
>> 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
>> --
>>
>> "Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
>> news:AE8487CB-46BF-4D2B-AA52-...
>> > I keep getting a link from someone who has a virus on their comp with the
>> > message of
>> > HOT!HOT! isexsexsex.com it is that same message and is only happening when
>> > he logs on. which is new because most of them are happening while the person
>> > is offline. can someone Maybe shed some light on what is going on?
>> > --
>> > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy
>> >
>> > Skywolfe
>>
>>
>>

I wouldalso b intretedto nw how tis was caused? A friend o mine is also
having this problem. I have come acoss similar things like this before and
have found i the past tha its sometimes caused by an overwrtten file or
similar. So I suggested a complete removal of messenger program inc. deleting
the oriinal install files and reg keys where possible. I have foud this
usually works with some of te other msn virus progs. Not this one hou. After
rmoval o prog an deleting everything, reboot pc, an reinstall msn messnger
the virus? still remains... Its ot from eing hijacked or phished as this is
hapening only from my friends computer when logging into messenger? If they
log n from another location there is no messege and as previusly mentioned by
other it is always same message "HOT!HOT! http://www.isexsexsex.com/"...
So how is this happening and how can it be stopped?
There is no point in changing passwords or details for this one its in the
program...?

Yeah i have this very same virus thing, its very frustrating because everyone
keeps telling me of it.

"Rage Skywolfe" wrote:

> I keep getting a link from someone who has a virus on their comp with the
> message of
> HOT!HOT! isexsexsex.com it is that same message and is only happening when
> he logs on. which is new because most of them are happening while the person
> is offline. can someone Maybe shed some light on what is going on?
> --
> Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy
>
> Skywolfe

I have the exact samething, the isex virus is only on my laptop when i sign
in on my main computer on messenger i have no further problems.
I tried a complete mcafee scan and a ad-aware scan but nothing works so far.
When i sign in on my laptop people still recieve that annoying message.
Can anyone please help us out?


"Dark Phoenix" wrote:

> Yeah i have this very same virus thing, its very frustrating because everyone
> keeps telling me of it.
>
> "Rage Skywolfe" wrote:
>
> > I keep getting a link from someone who has a virus on their comp with the
> > message of
> > HOT!HOT! isexsexsex.com it is that same message and is only happening when
> > he logs on. which is new because most of them are happening while the person
> > is offline. can someone Maybe shed some light on what is going on?
> > --
> > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy
> >
> > Skywolfe

Hey I have this problem also.

Can't someone in Microsoft try to find a fix for this?

It's a really annoying thing to have, this Virus...

Thanks,
-Andrew

me to i have the same problem, i format my pc but agian nothing, i scan my pc
but agian nothing..

anyone to know about this problem?

"Andrew Davis" wrote:

> Hey I have this problem also.
>
> Can't someone in Microsoft try to find a fix for this?
>
> It's a really annoying thing to have, this Virus...
>
> Thanks,
> -Andrew

Andrew Davis;1057375 Wrote:
> Hey I have this problem also.
>
> Can't someone in Microsoft try to find a fix for this?
>
> It's a really annoying thing to have, this Virus...
>
> Thanks,
> -Andrew

What is the problem? A virus, try a better antivirus/antimalware
program.


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Fotios;1058069 Wrote:
> me to i have the same problem, i format my pc but agian nothing, i scan
> my pc
> but agian nothing..
>
> anyone to know about this problem?
>
> "Andrew Davis" wrote:
> > > >
> > > Hey I have this problem also.
> > >
> > > Can't someone in Microsoft try to find a fix for this?
> > >
> > > It's a really annoying thing to have, this Virus...
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Andrew > >

You do realize that "formating" or "deleting" doesnt actually remove
anything off the hard drive, right? Look at it like a book,
formating/deleting in Windows is akin to ripping out the "table of
Contents" page in the book.

The only way to truly "delete" anything on a hard drive is to
overwrite it. "formating" does not really overwrite the entire drive,
just the "table of Contents", and that is why data can be recovered
that was deleted, or off "supposedly" formated hard drives. Data is only
truly "unrecoverable" and "deleted" when it has been overwritten
multiple times.

see *post #3* here for free software that will "wipe" the drive, if
that is what you want to do:
http://www.vistax64.com/software/230...h-version.html


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