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| | Malware Transmission Via Messenger To All Cognoscenti: I strongly suspect that my computer has been repeatedly infected via Windows Live Messenger with malware operated by the secret services of a semi-dictatorial post-communist government in Eastern Europe. Is there any way to prevent the reoccurrence of the same? Andy |
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| | Re: Malware Transmission Via Messenger Greetings Andy, There are no known exploits in Windows Live Messenger. As such, anything received through Messenger has to be manually opened and executed by the user. Additionally, Sharing Folders (being the only function that doesn't specifically ask you to accept a file transfer) will not allow executable files to be sent, regardless of your security settings. As such, foreign governments will have to utilize another way. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Andy/Bandi" <kanadaiy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:b38sj.7863$FO1.3976@xxxxxx Quote: > To All Cognoscenti: > > I strongly suspect that my computer has been repeatedly infected via Windows Live Messenger > with malware operated by the secret services of a semi-dictatorial post-communist > government in Eastern Europe. Is there any way to prevent the reoccurrence of the same? > > Andy |
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| | RE: Malware Transmission Via Messenger I have a problem and need help. Somehow, my office has been getting instant messages that give a link to click on, but it's actually from someone in the office that didn't send anything. This is what it reads: How can we fix this and if it was clicked on, how do we remove whatever was on there? hey , looks really a lot like you or ? ![]() http://msngallery.com/images/view.php?=ldemarsh@xxxxxx Thanks, please help, thank you, -- heavenaw8s "Andy/Bandi" wrote: Quote: > To All Cognoscenti: > > I strongly suspect that my computer has been repeatedly infected via Windows > Live Messenger with malware operated by the secret services of a > semi-dictatorial post-communist government in Eastern Europe. Is there any > way to prevent the reoccurrence of the same? > > Andy > > |
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