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Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: WDoyle on January 21, 2008, 07:34:33 pm

Title: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: WDoyle on January 21, 2008, 07:34:33 pm: Well my fellow team, I was recently on msn and received a link from someone that i know very well.
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http://www.msnimages.net/images/[email protected]Please do not ever visit any website that looks similar to this as it is a VIRUS. Once i recieved a download msg i closed the window.
This is just a warning to all you guys out there dont accept any link even if its from your granny if it looks like that link.

Regards
Haldir
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: biohazarx on January 21, 2008, 07:40:36 pm: Oks thanks for advertise us Haldir.
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: cDa on January 21, 2008, 07:49:32 pm: tnx for a heads up...
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Serpico on January 21, 2008, 07:50:44 pm: Thanks for informing us, Im getting addresses wich looks like so from people all the time
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Gird3r on January 21, 2008, 08:10:57 pm: Thanks for the link. I will put it into my anti-virus's site blocker.
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Carhartt on January 21, 2008, 08:20:05 pm: It tries to download a MS-DOS file, good idea to create the topic Haldir.
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: PMP on January 21, 2008, 08:45:15 pm: msn sucks, it's getting too much insecure.
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Watahell on January 21, 2008, 08:46:25 pm: Thanks haldir ;)
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: John_Vaughan on January 21, 2008, 08:57:29 pm: I would like to add another warning...

Its similar as Haldir's...

sometimes it happens, that some contact you have "says" to you some good comment like "Oh, Look at this image please, What do you think?", "Look at this sunset, I would like to be there to see it myself", and bam! it sends to you an ZIP File, When it happens it, DENY the ZIP folder, cus it have an MS-DOS application like Carhartt said, and it is a VIRUS!, and it fucks your PC up...

So if a contact you have "says" to you something similar about photos and images, and bam! a ZIP folder, Do not accept it even if it is from your mother...

Q: "But i do not think that is the virus you are talking about, John, It maybe IS my friend who is sending me the zip folder with the images, How to know if it is him or the virus?"

A1: When he "says" to you about the image and bam! it send to you the zip file, Ask to him: "Hey man, Whats that you are sending to me"?, If he replys with "what? I didnt send you nothing", Then is virus (This also applys to Haldir's warning")

A2: Download the zip, and explore what is in the interior, Do not worry, As long as you do not touch what is inside, there is no prob... and watch the file inside's format, If its an application, It is a VIRUS...

A3: If your contact is a friend that, as you, is not from a country which speaks english and you speak with him other language (Finnish, Estonian, dutch, portuguese, spanish, etc), Like your RL friend, and when he "says" the image and zip folder thingy, he does it in english, Why he would say it to you in English if you are his RL friend?... Its virus...

This virus I am mentioning, that "says" to you about an image that he wants you to watch, like "Look at my hair man, What you think? too dark?", "Do you care if i put this pic of you in my homepage?", or smth that reffers to pics and sends a ZIP file... is a virus over the MSN and many ppl were victim of this virus...

Regards
-John
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: John_Vaughan on January 21, 2008, 08:59:32 pm: Almost forgot...

In general, when you want to send a pic or image to someone, You would send to him via MSN the picture itself (.JPG, .BMP or any other image format), Not under a zip folder, That would be pointless...
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Omri on January 21, 2008, 09:45:12 pm: Just dont accept anything from your friends BASTA :)
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Watti on January 22, 2008, 02:45:10 am: i accept only SOngs and Zip Files that i know are safe (requsted ) :D
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: LillMumin on January 22, 2008, 08:19:46 am: yeah.. i got friends sending these out.. but im smart NOT to press them :)

its probably some 133t pr0 HaxXor! NOt, probably just a little boy learn to scritp in .bat files.. that duplicates everything on ur hard drive or anything like taht...
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Indigo on January 22, 2008, 08:30:25 am: Thank you for the warning, guys :)
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: Omri on January 22, 2008, 08:52:19 am: Watti, i also only accepts what i know thats wrong because if that is a virus i got a problem :) I havent got a antivirus program :(
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: UberPwner on January 22, 2008, 09:42:41 am: Also,

Do not open a Message from the

"MSN Community Team"

Inside the message is a trojan which does the following

Quote
Hey, i think i found your pic on facebook [File]
Hey, wanna see a pic of me naked? [File]
and etc

If you accept the file the trojan will head onto your computer, Also note it does this randomly and can happen at any timme

Stay Aware Citizens :cop:
Title: Re: Warning to all MSN Users
Post by: PMP on January 22, 2008, 03:16:04 pm: Quote
Hey, wanna see a pic of me naked?
thats old :lol:

when someone says me that I go "Turn your webcam on bitch!"