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I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
Edit: the first time I downloaded was from here
http://www.mastaline.com/fwd/MsgPlusLive

The first link I gave is from the second download after I had de-installed the first one.
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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.

Beats me too.
But as it seems whatever it is, is from my pc, not hers. And I have not been to block checker sites like those for years.

This post was edited on 10-10-2008 at 04:04 PM by JeanC.
10-10-2008 04:01 PM
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
do you have any scripts installed, say ones that you didn't get from the msgplus script library?
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10-10-2008 04:41 PM
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
No scripts installed whatsowever.

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do you have any scripts installed, say ones that you didn't get from the msgplus script library?
10-10-2008 05:09 PM
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
Ok. First of all uninstall both messenger and Plus! and delete their folders from Program Files. Download them again from http://get.live.com and http://www.msgpluslive.net

Lets see if that solves the problem.
10-10-2008 05:19 PM
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I aldready did that but without deleting the folders.
I will do this tomorrow and get back with results.

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Ok. First of all uninstall both messenger and Plus! and delete their folders from Program Files. Download them again from http://get.live.com and http://www.msgpluslive.net

Lets see if that solves the problem.
10-10-2008 05:23 PM
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
is that the website you got msgplus from originally?
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
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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
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RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
Interesting file...I submitted the "mufa.exe" file to a few antivirus labs, its not related to Messenger Plus! Live if it is indeed that file causing the problems.  I'll post the results when I get them.
10-10-2008 11:43 PM
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
progress so far:
I have trouble deleting c:\program files\msn gaming zone
It has a subfolder 'windows' which seems empty but starting up in safe mode there are several files there.
I can delete them but after reboot they are back.
More people are having this problem: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/57314-35-remove-gaming-zone
I tried the solution from that thread but the folder is still there.
I will first try to get rid of that folder before I install anything msn again.
I can't get rid of that folder.
Tried this http://www.mvps.org/ecvogel/kb/XP_remove_progs.htm
and this http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?foru...&messageID=2204593

Booted a second time into safe mode, this time there were no files in that folder, deleted the folders, rebooted, and back they were.

I'm gonna reinstall windows next week.
On an afterthought, it could just be that this is one of microsofts quirks. The same as with 'c:\program files\xerox' and 'c:\program files\microsoft frontpage' which also seems undeletable.

FWIW I have msn and msgplus nstalled again at the moment. Did not have any trouble yet, but that friend is not online and I had this only with her...

See how things go..
10-11-2008 10:45 AM
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O.P. RE: I've got some worm that only comes up when mnsplus is installed
The symptoms seem to have gone away.

As to the role of msgplus I can only conclude that something in it made this thing show up, some vulnerability because really the moment I installed msgplus it showed up and vice versa.

Maybe one could even say be glad it was brought to light this way.

Still gonna reinstall windows though, it boots far too slow to my liking.
10-11-2008 04:52 PM
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