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Virus Poses as MSN Messenger Beta
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This thread's last reply is from December 30, 2005, 12:15 AM UTC. Software, malware, and removal-tool
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Parvez
http://www.betanews.com/article/Virus_P ... 1135786443
A new virus is taking advantage of the fervor surrounding the Windows Live Messenger Beta by disguising itself as a copy of the beta. Called Virkel.F by security firm F-Secure, once executed it will connect the PC to a botnet server and send a link to contacts on your buddy list.
Chachazz
There is no MSN Messenger 8. Not yet anyway.
However, there's a new virus going around pretending to be "MSN Messenger 8 Working BETA".
There's two ways to catch it. First, by downloading it from a fake site where it has been supposedly "leaked":
If you download and run BETA8WEBINSTALL.EXE from that site, you won't get a new chat client. Instead, your existing MSN Messenger will start to send download links to everyone in your contact list. It also connects your machine to a botnet server.....
Source: F-Secure»
