MSN sending messages to other users (virus)

Hello

I received a msg by someone to click on this to view pictures, after did
nothing, now it is on my pc, messenger send msgs to all the users on my list
to click on this.

Does someone know how i can get rid of that?

Thanks

Greetings Patrick,

Just so you know, there's no way a link can automatically start running executable code
unless you specifically tell it to Open, or you're not up-to-date with the latest Internet
Explorer updates from Windows Update. Just for future reference.

Anyway, there are unfortunately so many variants of this virus that standard anti-virus
applications may not yet have this particular one in their databases. However, you can start
here to see if the OneCare scanner can remove it.
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default

Failing that though, if you're familiar enough with your PC it's an easy matter to locate the
running virus process in Task Manager, end it and then delete it.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--


"Patrick" <> wrote in message
news:0407FE55-256D-48F7-B4B0-...
> Hello
>
> I received a msg by someone to click on this to view pictures, after did
> nothing, now it is on my pc, messenger send msgs to all the users on my list
> to click on this.
>
> Does someone know how i can get rid of that?
>
> Thanks

Hi

I read Jonathan Kay's response to Partick about the msn messager virus which sends a pic - facebook link to all contacts on msn, i have the same problem.

First I downloaded IE8 and the latest version of firefox and when I try to start the OneCare scanner it wont let me and says I cant download it. so now I am at the next way to remove the virus - Task Manager.. but I cant find the virus, there is soo many 'process's' and I am not sure which one is the virus it does not say. And the OneCare scanner will not run on my pc.

Can someone please advice?

Many thanks,
Hin

> On Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:52 AM Patric wrote:

> Hello
>
> I received a msg by someone to click on this to view pictures, after did
> nothing, now it is on my pc, messenger send msgs to all the users on my list
> to click on this.
>
> Does someone know how i can get rid of that?
>
> Thanks


>> On Saturday, August 04, 2007 11:06 AM Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

>> Greetings Patrick,
>>
>> Just so you know, there's no way a link can automatically start running executable code
>> unless you specifically tell it to Open, or you're not up-to-date with the latest Internet
>> Explorer updates from Windows Update. Just for future reference.
>>
>> Anyway, there are unfortunately so many variants of this virus that standard anti-virus
>> applications may not yet have this particular one in their databases. However, you can start
>> here to see if the OneCare scanner can remove it.
>> http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default
>>
>> Failing that though, if you're familiar enough with your PC it's an easy matter to locate the
>> running virus process in Task Manager, end it and then delete it.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Patrick" <> wrote in message
>> news:0407FE55-256D-48F7-B4B0-...


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