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MSN Virus imdownloads.net/
Name: arhhook Date: November 15, 2005 at 15:58:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 125 meg RAM
Comment:
Does anyone know about the "virus" going around from http://imdownloads.net/profile.php?MSN="EmailAddressHere" where "EmailAddressHere" is the victim's e-mail. The user then downloads an exe. Does anyone know any more information?
Name: Josie Date: November 19, 2005 at 17:50:18 Pacific
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My friends MSN just sent me that message ..it says is this you? and then http://imdownloads.net/profile.php?"my email adress"...does this mean i know have the virus? how do i get rid of it?
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Response Number 3
Name: Dog Date: November 19, 2005 at 18:11:40 Pacific
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If you don't click on the link you should be safe. Just delete the message. It is not necessarily the person who the message is supposed to be from that has the virus either.
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