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Virus disguises itself as MSN Messenger Beta

Started by Donna, Dec 27 2005 10:30 PM

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#1 Donna

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:30 PM

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The virus, which F-Secure calls Virkel.F, comes as a file called BETA8WEBINSTALL.EXE that can be downloaded from a Web site. Running the program installs not a new MSN Messenger beta, but rather a virus that sends download links to a computer user's MSN Messenger buddies. The virus falsely labels the link as "MSN Messenger 8 Working BETA."

"It also connects your machine to a botnet server," F-Secure warned, meaning that a person's computer can be controlled remotely to attack other machines or send spam.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:38 PM

thanks for the tip Donna.


Note to Self: MSN Messenger Version 8 Does Not Exist, DO NOT attempt to download it!

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:58 PM

I don't download any MSN version until it's released on the messenger.msn.com website :P

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 01:12 AM

Thanks for the heads up Donna. It's always good to know about the bad things that could be headed our way.

Regards,

Jason :)

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 01:54 AM

Thanks for that tip

Note to Self: Never use MSN :)

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 11:42 AM

View PostSpeed, on Dec 28 2005, 02:54 AM, said:

Thanks for that tip

Note to Self: Never use MSN :)

Or don't download unauthorized betas and you'll be fine :)

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 11:39 PM

View PostJaymz, on Dec 28 2005, 03:58 AM, said:

I don't download any MSN version until it's released on the messenger.msn.com website :(

EXACTLY!

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Posted 29 December 2005 - 03:09 AM

y is it always msn y not yahoo or aim oh well another thing to ad to the meo's (dont download msn beta 8)

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Posted 30 December 2005 - 06:39 AM

View PostTirus, on Dec 28 2005, 02:38 PM, said:

thanks for the tip Donna.


Note to Self: MSN Messenger Version 8 Does Not Exist, DO NOT attempt to download it!
It's in BETA :P My brother has a real version of it :P He's kinda BETA testing it... :D

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Posted 30 December 2005 - 10:40 AM

Thanks much Donna. Yea and as Jaymz said I don't download it unless it is on their site.

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