MSN Virus

Claw · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject: MSN Virus

My daughters msn has picked up the silly virus that goes around asking you to look at the link they send. Now unfortunately she didnt know what it was at the time so pressed on it......so now it sends the link to everyone on her address book sometimes every 5 mins!............Weve formatted her computer...............changed her msn address but it is still doing it.

Anyone got any idea how to solve this please before I lost my mind and all her friends fall out with her.

Thanks

_Den_ · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:26 pm Post subject:

sorry wendy, no more thoughts this end, just bumping it up for you

Sparkly · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject:

Sorry Wendy, no ideas here, you know all about my knowledge of viruses Wink

Seriously though, hope you can get it sorted out soon.

_Mary_ · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject:

Try the MSN website, I imagine they`ll have a fix for it, hopefully

Claw · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject:

Thanks for your suggestions but ive tried the msn virus removal tools but they dont seem to work

lablandi · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject:

That one is extremely nasty - you will get allsorts of msgs asking you to download stuff to get rid of it - DON'T! Once you do that everything is ruined. I'm afraid we had to enlist the help of an expert with ours and it took him several attempts to get rid of it and rescue our files - and our business files were on that PC at the time! Good Luck - hope you get it sorted!

LEaNne25 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject:

My BF knows quite alot about computers so i just asked him to read this. He has asked if you could post what message/link exactly you get on your screen, if he knows what the message/link says he will no which virus it is and will probably know how to get rid of it. Smile

Claw · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject:

These where the last 2 messages

Best place to upload your pictures! HTTP://***.FLICKER-PICS.COM (P)

YOU ARE ON THE FRONTPAGE OF THIS WEBSITE!! http://***.gallery-pictures.com

EDITED TO ADD: PLEASE DONT CLICK ON THESE ANYONE ....LOL

_Chris_ · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject:

Can she remember what the first message said?

Something like this?

Hey, is this your picture? :S http://www.msnimages.net/images/viewimage.php?=abc@hotmail.com

LEaNne25 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject:

Ok, message from my BF, hope it helps. Wink

try and do the following:

go to: http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/virusscanner

click on Kaspersky Online Scanner, this website will perform a scan on your computer. It should find the virus and get rid of it. If after doing this scanner the virus is still there delete your antivirus and download and install this antivirus:

http://anti-virus-solution.com/uk/eset/join2.asp?s=Eset

This is the best antivirus you can get. It is the one I use and it will definately get rid of your virus. Install it and make sure it is updated. Then do an "in-depth" scan. It will detect the virus and delete it. If for any reasons it does not find it and you carry on with the problem let me know and I will do more research on it Smile

. By the way, this antivirus is only a 30 day trial, so it is up to you if after deleting the virus you uninstall the antivirus and re-install the old one. DONT install two antivirus at the same time.