MSN annoying virus...

[Adzeh]

Has any body been put into convos where people are sending you files?

if so then tlel that person they have an msn spread virus on their computer.

When you click accept, the file embeds itself into your computer and re distributes itself to all the people in your contact list without you knowing.

Be-ware, if some body sends you a file, and you dont know what it contains, then close the convo or cancel the send.

[Ashley 12344]

this things only bin goin around for about a month....an am pretty sure its alredy bin posted on here. a lot of the time ppl hu send it cnt always see msn window, so if u tell em they mite not notice.

[infatuation]

My cousin has it
here are 2 of the names

My new picture!.pif
Elvis!.pif

[OllieRocks]

there is some like:

Me Drunk!.somfing
She could fit her a** in a teacup.somfing

ect..

[micky.blue.eyes]

there is some like:

Me Drunk!.somfing
She could fit her a** in a teacup.somfing

ect..

I don't want to know what kind of picture you have on your computer :p

Somebody in my class has it. And he says when you have it you can't download virus scanners anymore because the virus leeds you to google or other search sites.
Or is that another msn virus?

[Adzeh]

so far, people have tried to send me:

me drunk
my birthday pic
modelling her new bikini
me at party
after shower.

Im sure there many other filemanes going around.

just be carefull guys.

[Pulchritudinous]

My mate does it too, it's really annoying aswell, she's always sending me 'modelling my new bikini' or something, and it pops up all the time, so I had to block her, and people are having digs at her for sending them viruses and she's like I didn't do it.

[Rarelime]

Here's some information about the viruses going around:

If you use MSN Messenger, you could be vulnerable to a new virus in circulation. You may receive a message from a friend or contact advising you to look at a link or download a file with '.pif' at the end, e.g. 'love_me.pif', 'Drunk_lol.pif' or 'Webcam_004.pif'. Please delete this message, and do not click on the link.

What can happen?

You could be vulnerable to hackers controlling your PC, accessing personal information such as passwords, using your personal information fraudulently, or using your computer to send unsolicited spam messages to other people in your contact list.

What should you do?

You should install the latest updates to your operating system available free of charge from http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp. Updates are designed to fix bugs and vulnerabilities in Windows products like Windows XP, 2000 & 98, and give your PC better protection from viruses and hackers. Windows Update is easy to use. It scans your PC automatically, and lets you know exactly what you need to do to keep your computer up to date.

Microsoft have also made available a http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx, which can be used to clean various forms of viruses from PCs running Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

You should keep your computer protected at all times with firewall and anti-virus software.