Re: URLs sent from Contacts who are offline via Windows Live Messenger 8.1

Matt U.K. wrote:

Hi,

I'm receiving urls from some of my Contacts (3 so far) who were offline,
could this be due to virus activity (somewhere)? My computer is Virus
/Malware free and I have a firewall installed.

I'm using AVG, Comodo and Ad-Aware 2007 software.

This started a few of days ago.

Hi, Matt - Instant Messenger infection is quite common these days and the
current crop of malware that you get from clicking on IM links is extremely
virulent, usually ending in a clean install for the victim. So you're quite
wise to never click on those links.

Since you're sure that your machine is clean (and you haven't clicked on any
links recently), someone you know is probably infected. The contacts you
mention should do some scanning.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke
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