RE: FN-FORUM: Windows Live Messenger virus

date posted 21st January 2008 16:49

Hi Phil,

Thanks for the info.. Very useful, I use MSN a lot.

Cheers,
Steve

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Subject: FN-FORUM: Windows Live Messenger virus


I wouldn't usually mention a potential virus, but this one seemed rather
sneaky and wasn't picked up by AVG.

I had one of my Messenger contacts say this to me earlier:

Jo says:
Hey, is this your picture?
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(protocol edited for safety's sake)

- I downloaded the "image" and renamed it to JPG, but it didn't work. Later
I got the same message from that contact and noticed she wasn't replying to
me when I typed back to her (like I did the first time). Anyway, turns out
it's a virus... http://tech.firdooze.com/

I'm just glad I didn't run the .com file.

Phil

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.8/1235 - Release Date: 21/01/2008
09:39



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