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Help, I have a virus!!
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So I got a message from a friend and it said something (can't remember exactly what it was) and included a link. I clicked the link, and was prompted to download a .zip file. He is one of my close friends, so I trusted him. I opened and extracted the file, and nothing happened. Or so I thought. I then asked him what it was, and he said that it was a virus, and it sends automatically. Other than that, it doesn't do anything. I've scanned for viruses, spyware, everything, even tried re-installing messenger, but nothing works. Please, help!
09-10-2007 10:18 AM
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RE: Help, I have a virus!!
dont trust him? maybe he's an idiot and is joking? maybe your anti-virus software sucks?

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09-10-2007 10:25 AM
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O.P. RE: Help, I have a virus!!
Lol, nope, all my stuff is fine. Since then, people have told me that I have been sending them the same message, when I have been actually playing a game or not even at the computer.
09-10-2007 10:29 AM
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RE: Help, I have a virus!!
Some virii automatically send messages to the users contacts without them knowing... It probably wasn't your friends fault... I can't remember the exact way to get rid of it, but there are numerous threads on the forum if you do a search
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09-10-2007 10:31 AM
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O.P. RE: Help, I have a virus!!
Theres no other posts on this problem (that I can see)
09-10-2007 10:59 AM
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RE: Help, I have a virus!!
VIRUS

Found that on the first page of results for a search for "virus"
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09-10-2007 11:03 AM
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Oops, missed that one. Thanks. Trying it now.
09-10-2007 11:22 AM
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