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NickSo

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So i get this mesage from TWO of my MSN people... it syas like
URGENT! Go here! http://users.skynet.be/dark.angel/cool.htm
(Dont go there)
I signed off my MSN just in case... well i open it, it logs on by itself and i hear a click, like a 'sent message' sound i always get...
A few minutes later, one of the ppl on my MSN list sends the same thing to me... anyboy else get this?
 

DanaA

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Thanks for the head's up. Just went to my email box and there was a message from MSN there, all by its lonesome. Just pressed delete instead of opening it. You may have saved me a huge headache.
 

Kevin P

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It's called the JS.Menger.Worm or the JS/Exploit-Messenger worm.
Click here for more information, and make sure to update your anti-virus software!
KJP
 

Joseph DeMartino

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I signed off my MSN just in case... well i open it, it logs on by itself and i hear a click, like a 'sent message' sound i always get...
That's because it just logged on and sent copies of itself to everyone in your address book. This is classic "worm" behavior. Anytime a computer spontaneously connects itself to the internet, you can be pretty sure there is a worm or a virus involved.

Update your anti-virus software and clean out your system.

Regards,

Joe
 

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