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Old 04-03-2008   #1 (permalink)
Caravelle


 
 

MSN and Virus

Hello

I have a virus in my messenger it keep sending files to my contacts, I tried
to fixe it with Avast and AVG and cqn not find anything
what can I do?

TIA


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Old 04-06-2008   #2 (permalink)
Caravelle


 
 

Re: MSN and Virus

Hi
Have someone and solution to my problem please?


"Caravelle" <nonreplay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hello
>
> I have a virus in my messenger it keep sending files to my contacts, I
> tried to fixe it with Avast and AVG and cqn not find anything
> what can I do?
>
> TIA
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-07-2008   #3 (permalink)
Dokee


 
 

Re: MSN and Virus

I can two solutions to "deinfect" the MSN.
1. delete the MSN messenger and all files (at C:\Docs and
Sets\~USERNAME~\Application Data\...)
2. format the widows HDD (format c:\)

Dokee

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"Caravelle" <nonreplay@xxxxxx> az alábbiakat írta a következo üzenetben
news:ed4H13WlIHA.5956@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hello
>
> I have a virus in my messenger it keep sending files to my contacts, I
> tried to fixe it with Avast and AVG and cqn not find anything
> what can I do?
>
> TIA
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-07-2008   #4 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP]


 
 

Re: MSN and Virus

Hi,

This is may be a slightly drastic. Also, I don't really recall any virus attaching itself to
the Application Data folder.

The real problem is the vast majority of these viruses and worms are one-hit wonders and
therefore the standard virus definitions in most virus scanners may not be able to find it.

Generally, these things are just running as a standard background process with a
normal-appearing executable name. That being said, anyone familiar with a Windows
environment shouldn't have much trouble locating and removing it manually.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Dokee" <superconductor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I can two solutions to "deinfect" the MSN.
> 1. delete the MSN messenger and all files (at C:\Docs and Sets\~USERNAME~\Application
> Data\...)
> 2. format the widows HDD (format c:\)
>
> Dokee
>
> --
> ------------------------------
> This mail was sended by: Dokee (Doktorovics)
>
> This mail have been licensed with GDFL, blogging or forward WITHOUT write the ORIGINAL
> From: and To: is NOT ALLOWED!
> This mail have been corporated with "default mail normaility".
> This mail have been checked bye Nod32 virus scanner, and not contain virus.
>
> "Caravelle" <nonreplay@xxxxxx> az alábbiakat írta a következo üzenetben
> news:ed4H13WlIHA.5956@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hello
>>
>> I have a virus in my messenger it keep sending files to my contacts, I tried to fixe it
>> with Avast and AVG and cqn not find anything
>> what can I do?
>>
>> TIA
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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