Re: Nasty Windows Messenger Virus

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 10/20/03 

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 21:30:49 -0500

Please visit the Virus removal experts in this newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security.virus 

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Carey Frisch 
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"d.jones" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:049e01c396b0$f1c780a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| I have a virus or something that pop-ups every time I log 
| on to my computer.  I ask if I want to update my windows 
| messenger. If I click more info, it goes to the following 
| sight... 
| http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/whatsnew.asp
| 
| Appears to be adult, but I have it blocked.  I did have 
| the following Virus, but I thought they were 
| fixed/deleted.
| Backdoor.Sinit
| JS.Exception.Exploit
| Java.Nocheat.
| 
| I have tried to delet Windows Messenger, but it states 
| that I can't.
| 
| I have also ran Spybot, but no luck in fixing.
| 
| Any ideas?

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