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False Messages by ktulu on 08-21-2008 at 08:23 PM
Hello, hope this is the right place.
My MSN sometimes recieves messages "from" people I know that clearly didn't send them like links to dating services. I always ignore them but recently a friend told me mine does that alot to him.
Then today my mom got a link asking her to sign in with her MSN password which she did and when she later went to use MSN or something or other (her describing it), it gave her an "already logged in message".
I am sure it is no big deal on her end she is not the best with computers but is there a way I can get this bug gone that you know of?
Thank you
RE: False Messages by Spunky on 08-21-2008 at 08:28 PM
These messages are from virus infected computers. When your mom logged into that site, it collected her information and will now sign her in and send those messages to other people. Tell her to change her password immediatley
RE: False Messages by ktulu on 08-21-2008 at 08:31 PM
thanks any idea what the virus name is I mean obviously I must have it?
RE: False Messages by ShawnZ on 08-21-2008 at 08:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by ktulu
thanks any idea what the virus name is I mean obviously I must have it?
no, they have it. and there are many different viruses that do the same thing with different names.
RE: False Messages by RaceProUK on 08-21-2008 at 08:51 PM
quote:This one's not actually a virus, but a phishing attack.
Originally posted by ktulu
Then today my mom got a link asking her to sign in with her MSN password which she did and when she later went to use MSN or something or other (her describing it), it gave her an "already logged in message".
And I hate to sound harsh, but anyone who falls for a phishing attack deserves everything they get. It's not like they're hard to spot.
RE: False Messages by Jesus on 08-22-2008 at 11:22 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ktulu
a friend told me mine does that alot to him.
quote:If you read what ktulu posted, you would have known he's probably infected too.
Originally posted by ShawnZ
no, they have it. and there are many different viruses that do the same thing with different names.
I had a problem like this a while ago (came with a crack for some other program
) and I fixed it by running MSN Cleaner, as my regular antivirus and antispyware programs wouldn't pick it up.