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Msn messenger virus??

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    they flash up quite real looking windows like this

    securityhelpcenterfraud.jpg

    or

    installsecuritysoftwarefraud.jpg


    so it's hard for the un-pc savvy to sometimes know
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  • katie1
    katie1 Posts: 837 Forumite
    Yes thats rght i really thought it was a proper warning in a panic i just downloaded what it told me to . i have since uninstalled it but the damage is done. I would like to say i have done a scan with spybot in safe mode and nothing was found . so i wonder what the problem is spybot isnt detecting it ?As you can tell im a complete novice when it come to computers so all advice gladly welcome but in idiot proof terms. ha ha
  • katie1
    katie1 Posts: 837 Forumite
    Can anybody make sense of this ?
    I got this pop up on my p.c (i think from spybot )

    Current File :
    DatabaseStatus:not required-virus, spayware, malware or other
    value:
    Filename:system32.exe
    Description:
    added by the AGOBOT-KU WORM! note has blank entry under start item/name field

    Sourse Paul Colins Start up list .

    I have put it down as i found it on p.c . what am i suppose to do does anyone know ? I take it this is ONE of my problems .
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