So this is odd and new to me.
My sister uses MSN Messenger to talk to her friends. About a month ago she received a message from a friend similar to one the below. She clicked on the link in the message...
This "virus"/ "spam" sends out a message to all her contacts whenever she signs on to messenger and then does not send out any more messages.
"
[19:49] Meebo Message: Our greatest treasure is found from within buried deep in our soul is online
[19:49] Our greatest treasure is found from within buried deep in our soul: http://www.shorty-link.com/
[19:49] Meebo Message: Our greatest treasure is found from within buried deep in our soul is offline
[19:50] Meebo Message: *Friendship is never lost, only broken down* is online
"
We removed MSN messenger and ran an AVG virus scan in safe mode- finding no viruses. We then reinstalled messenger and it seemed to be gone for a day or so- then reappeared.
Now the obvious (easy) solution would be to get a new e-mail address and may be the only option since this virus seems to be connecting remotely through her e-mail rather than locally on the machine. It also seems to 'fast' when reviewing the timestamps. I would prefer to use this option as a last resort.
The other easy option would be to run a spy ware test.
Let me know what you think is best. Thanks.
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