msn virus

[wildrice]

i think there might be a virus going around msn right now
a convo window opened up with one of my friends sending me a file called Lol.scr, cept he never sent it to me




just a heads up

[wildrice]

just got another

naked_drunk.pif

[Neil4Speed]

Gotta watch you for "me_2005.pic", I nearly got that one today

[Kobe]

if someone sends u a file your not expecting, dont accept it.. its gunna be a virus :)


been getting lots lately..

[Stratus_Power]

anyone have any idea how to get rid of it?

[InfiniteJoy]

I got that naked_drunk thing too.. from 3 people

[3G]

got the naked drunk, declined it

[Shaolin]

I use trillian and haven't gotten any weird file requests.. :dunno:

[wildrice]

Originally posted by Shaolin
I use trillian and haven't gotten any weird file requests.. :dunno:

my sister's using trillian and she still got one from me

[Seanith]

i didn't see this thread.. i just posted about this in the computer section..

[Shampoo Suicide]

If you want to get rid of these files
1) click start, then run, then type in msconfig
2) go to the startup tab and disable messenger from running on startup
3) delete the file you received in my received files folder

[7thgenvic]

Originally posted by 3G
got the naked drunk, declined it

hahahahah yes, thats the same one that someone tried to send me! hahah
brutal!

[/////AMG]

Does your right mouse button seem broken? Chances are high you've been infected with a more recent version of the earlier reported Bropia.A worm.

W32.Bropia.C, also known as IM-Worm.Win32.VB.c and WORM_BROPIA.D, is a worm that travels through MSN Messenger and drops a variant of W32.Spybot.Worm.

The worm propagates itself under the following filenames: hahahaha.pif, LOL.scr, Webcam.pif, me_2005.pif and sister.pif, with each file being 196,608 bytes (about 192kb). Do NOT accept, let alone execute these files whatsoever!.

Bropia.C drops and executes the file cz.exe in your c:\ directory, detected as a variant of the W32.Spybot.Worm backdoor known from KaZaA and mIRC.

We recommend you to update and run your antivirus software as soon as possible. More information is available over at Symantec.

[Reported by: Goughy-GKB and BenB]

[frostyda9]

Good heads up. I got it yesterday from the ex-gf, didn't even think anything of it when I got the file transfer request...just accepted it :(

[buh_buh]

i got it in a url?

[frostyda9]

Yeah I heard about getting in in a URL today too. If someone signs on, sends you a URL, and then logs off... don't click it!

[buh_buh]

well i didnt click it because i got it from my cousin that i talk to like once a year on msn haha.