apparently a new worm is spreading via MSN messenger...have a look at this story.
http://it.slashdot.org/it/04/10/11/2321219.shtml?tid=220
I'd advise everyone to stay away from MSNIM for a few days until this business gets sorted out. it's not working correctly anyway...
MSN IM worm!
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MSN IM worm!
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ShiroiHikari - Posts: 7564
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AOL and Yahoo! must be grinning ear to ear.
Note that you have to actually run the file for the infection to spread -- it can't spread simply through having MSNIM open, much as an attachment can't unleash its payload until you open it. Being appropriately suspicious of any .exe someone is sending you, even a friend, would be wise.
Note that you have to actually run the file for the infection to spread -- it can't spread simply through having MSNIM open, much as an attachment can't unleash its payload until you open it. Being appropriately suspicious of any .exe someone is sending you, even a friend, would be wise.
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"Al hail the forum editting Shooby! His vibes are law!" - Osaka-chan
I could still be champ, but I'd feel bad taking it away from one of the younger guys. - George Foreman
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shooraijin - Posts: 9928
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ohh, now I see...thanks for clearing that up. still...I wonder if it's acting as goofy as it was last night...
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ShiroiHikari - Posts: 7564
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wow, good thing i don't use MSN. 
I use AIM but only get on it about a couple times a week. I think that could happen to any Chating program like Yahoo IM, MSN, or AIM and perhaps ICQ. That's why I scan everything after download anything. Anyways, thanks for the head up ShiroiHikari.
I use AIM but only get on it about a couple times a week. I think that could happen to any Chating program like Yahoo IM, MSN, or AIM and perhaps ICQ. That's why I scan everything after download anything. Anyways, thanks for the head up ShiroiHikari."A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.." Prov 17:22
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The word 'impossible' isn't in my dictionary... but I don't really have a dictionary you know? - Eikichi Onizuka.
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agasfas - Posts: 2341
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Wow. I didnt know that at all thanks for the information. I'll keep that in mind.I wonder if this was the reason msn wasnt working properly last night. Maybe they were attempting to fix this problem or something.
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Life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been real life you would have have been instructed where to go and what to do.
When i argue with reality I lose.....But only 100% of the time.
Once you've decided on a course of action, only you can finish it. As long as you remember that, there's nothing you can't accomplish.
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Kura Ookami - Posts: 766
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MSN has had a lot of outages recently, but Microsoft isn't saying why. Many have proposed that the worm was a reason, though.
"you're a doctor.... and 27 years.... so...doctor + 27 years = HATORI SOHMA" - RoyalWing, when I was 27
"Al hail the forum editting Shooby! His vibes are law!" - Osaka-chan
I could still be champ, but I'd feel bad taking it away from one of the younger guys. - George Foreman
"Al hail the forum editting Shooby! His vibes are law!" - Osaka-chan
I could still be champ, but I'd feel bad taking it away from one of the younger guys. - George Foreman
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shooraijin - Posts: 9928
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