Virus affecting Simtropolis members

[Micah 16]

Many here have gotten a virus via MSN. Please do not click on it. Your friend will accidentally infect you by sending an IM reading "*link* r these your pics?". When you click the link, it will ask you to download the "pics". DON'T DOWNLOAD IT! My dad read the coding (because he's in the software business) and he said it's from a Russian who made a virus which infects not your computer, but your email. Your email and your friends email will be sent to spammers and spam-bots. It's a brand new virus so anti-virus protectors may not work yet. 


Edit: Merge this with the one in the Current Events please.

[octaves 4]

Thanks, Micah, I'll be on the lookout.

Thanks for notifying us! 

[Glenni 1,444]

 If you see a link which says something like imsector6(some random email) and then "those ur pics?" Do not click it! if you already have delete MSN as fast as you can!

I did click but thankfully Firefox blocked it.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE LINK, DO NOT DELETE!

[Interchange 0]

Why would you click something like that?

[mightygoose 92]

yes its an MSN hijacking trojan, as of yet i am unable to establish what it does to your system but it is not good as some have experienced adverse effects.... as to the method of spreading the title is correct...

[Imprezza05 1]

he probably clicked it in curiocity

[Boggy1 45]

Indeed, the virus went around last year, and I got it.

It seems like its going around again, as several members on ST just accidently sent it to all of their contacts.

So, yeah, any variation of

Hey is that you in this picture? LINK

Also, I've just heard that in the last few minutes, up to 100 members got it at the approx same time, as they were in a large MSN convo.

If you get it, uninstall MSN immediately, and run a virus check.

[ccecill 52]

I just got a trojan, but it's not from that (I think)

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

dammit

*goes off to delete msn*

[Firebird 40]

*Shakes fist at mjig_dudy*

Well, i didn't click on it, but I plan on running a through scan soon. Wouldn't want my poor Lappy to get sick.

[screamingman12 30]

Wait, does it only affect MSN? I have Yahoo, am I safe for a while?

[Micah 16]

Although I didn't want to move this to Off-topic, I'm merging it to the virus thread there. The staff convinced me because it's not a current event, but a general warning. (beebs )

(Sorry if it seems selfish that I'm moving it to my own thread...)

-Thread merged-

[___idiotbox 0]

oopsy.... 

Sorry for anyone that got infected because of me.. (marc )

-Ellie

[MsD 0]

This is good to know. Thank you for sharing this with everyone. Fortunately, I have not received anything like this via MSN or any other program.

[Goldfish4209 9]

This is restricted only to MSN, right?

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

I suggest that before you all get over excited deleting MSN off your computer, that you update your anti-virus, anti-spyware programs and do a full disk scan of both. This should tell you whether you have a problem.

Up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware programs are essential as washing your hands after going to the toilet. Along with sensible common sense precautions. If you are chatting to someone on MSN and they tell you that they are sending you something then it should be OK - ping back and say "Did you send me this?"

If something random pops up then exercise caution.

Breathe folks, breathe.

[Rymac91 15]

you know, I must somehow be cloaked or something, I've never gotten a virus on MSN from a ST member even though I log on often and only have ST members for MSN.

I also have never been IMed something like that even from the people who apparently are infected...kinda weird

[Voar Tok 4]

Originally posted by: screamingman12 Wait, does it only affect MSN? I have Yahoo, am I safe for a while?quote>

No, now that the two of them are cross-compatible.