| I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed |
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JeanC
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O.P. I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
Hello,
*Please don't click on the link in this post.*
Unbelievable as it may sound, I have some kind of worm that only comes up when MsgPlus is installed. If I remove MsgPlus, it's *seems* to be gone, if I install MsgPlus again, it comes back.
Every few minutes it displays the text below in a chat window. It only displays it in a chat with one specific person, I have not seen it in chats with others yet though most of my chats are with that person.
This is the text:
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Hi, ich habe letztens ein paar Seiten gesucht, die kostenlos Klingeltöne, Logos und Games aufs Handy schickt. Download http://sie7ben.si.ohost.de/mufa.xxx
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That is German, note that I am from netherlands though.
I have nod32 antivirus installed, a hardware firewall, ad-aware, spybot search and destroy and spywareblaster. Neither of these programs find anything. Note that I scan without MsgPlus installed, as I don't like running with the worm active.
Off course, although the worm does not show up when MsgPlus is not installed that doesn't mean it's still there somewhere.
I'm back on xp after a year linux, man what a difference with regards to security.
This post was edited on 10-11-2008 at 11:47 AM by Mnjul.
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| 10-10-2008 07:34 AM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
it's your contact that has the virus, not you. get them to run a virus scan.
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| 10-10-2008 07:48 AM |
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JeanC
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
Hi,
Why do you say so and why does it come up only if *I* have MsgPlus installed.
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| 10-10-2008 08:25 AM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
well, if a message appears to be coming from a contact, it probably is  there are many viruses that, when installed, send a message to all of your contacts (from you) trying to get your contacts to install the virus as well. as for the msgplus thing, coincidence? Spoiler: the game.
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| 10-10-2008 09:00 AM |
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JeanC
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
I'm sorry but to me this makes no sense. She has the message too. Where it comes from is not clear.
And you haven't satisfied my second question, why does it disappear when *I* deinstall MsgPlus.
Please be more informative in stead of some guesses.
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| 10-10-2008 09:09 AM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
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Originally posted by JeanC
I'm sorry but to me this makes no sense. She has the message too. Where it comes from is not clear.
And you haven't satisfied my second question, why does it disappear when *I* deinstall MsgPlus.
Please be more informative in stead of some guesses.
who does it say is saying the message? you, or your contact? Spoiler: the game.
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| 10-10-2008 09:17 AM |
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JeanC
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
In my window it says that I say it. My friend is away, I'll ask her when she's back.
Edit: it's from me she says.
This post was edited on 10-10-2008 at 10:17 AM by JeanC.
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| 10-10-2008 09:36 AM |
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Spunky
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
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Originally posted by ShawnZ
Please be more informative in stead of some guesses.
They are not guesses. It is always the case that when you start getting messages like this from contacts (or send them to contacts) that it is a virus. If you don't appear to send these messages, then you have it... If you see these messages but your contact does not, then they have it...
As for Messenger Plus! Live being the cause, I'm not 100% you know what exactly it is you're dealing with anyway seeing as you cal it a worm and yet have no anti-virus results. Can you please tell me the URL of the site that you downloaded it from, it may be a rogue program pretending to be MP!L but secretly causing damage to your computer <Eljay> "Problems encountered: shit blew up"  |
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| 10-10-2008 10:53 AM |
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JeanC
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
This is the link http://mirror3.msgpluslive.net/MsgPlusLive-470.exe
I installed yet another virus scanner, avast, it finds more stuff than avg, and it has instant messenger protection.
It detected some infections but in old backup files that are not in use anyway.
And it does not detect anything running..
And it's a mystery to me why it only happens when I install MsgPlus.
Note I am a not illiterate being a c programmer for about 25 years. Though I must say the way this is going in windows with respect to safety, it's getting absurd. I recall the years when virus scanning was something I did when I was bored, now I have constant protection. End of rant. |
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| 10-10-2008 03:24 PM |
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RE: RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
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Originally posted by JeanC
This is the link http://mirror3.msgpluslive.net/MsgPlusLive-470.exe
I installed yet another virus scanner, avast, it finds more stuff than avg, and it has instant messenger protection.
It detected some infections but in old backup files that are not in use anyway.
And it does not detect anything running..
And it's a mystery to me why it only happens when I install MsgPlus.
Note I am a not illiterate being a c programmer for about 25 years. Though I must say the way this is going in windows with respect to safety, it's getting absurd. I recall the years when virus scanning was something I did when I was bored, now I have constant protection. End of rant.
Well, this doesn't have to be caused by an virus. If you or your friend used an online "block checker" (which require you to fill in password and email) they gain access to your account and send stuff like that to your contacts. As why it only happens while you have Plus! installed seems strange to me. |
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