Re: Got infected by a worm from MSN messenger

From: Ian JP Kenefick (ian_kenefick_at_eircom.net)
Date: 03/07/05


Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 18:30:11 +0000

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 02:18:01 +0800, "The Undertaker"
<chrispak9@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Dear All,
>My PC got infected by a worm sent by a friend through MSN messenger. When I
>open msn messenger it tries to send itself to friends in my contact list.
>THe worm has turned off the System Restore option and I can't find it in My
>Computer properties. When I launch the PC a bizarre message comes in a
>notepad file. My programs don't work properly, can't open certain websites
>or Outlook Express.
>Anyone who knows how to get everything back to normal?
>Thanks for your support
>The Undertaker
>

Disinfection routeen added to Trend sysclean for this. From my website
choose 'Disinfect' from the menu and then run 'Procedure a'

Post back your results.



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