"Wow, is this you?"

Ok, just about every single windows user on my msn list, and in the entire residence here has now got a virus that I beleive to be a bropia virus.


symptoms"

It sends itself through msn, pretending to be a jpg.
It apparently prevents users from signing out of msn, if you manage to, it will sign you back in.
It blocks any webpage regarding virus's and the removal of them. I hosted a possible fix as an .exe and had a friend run it, but they still cant sign out of msn, and it says the virus wasn't found.


So, maybe not bropia? Bropia virus's usually disable the ctrl + alt + delete keystroke and removes the ability to use the task manager. She can still ctrl alt delete though, so maybe a variation?


We cant find any fixes, do any of you have ideas?

Thats the tool I'm sending to people.

???

How the hell do people get virii in this day in age?

I know the same thing was happening on AIM last week.....why don't people ever learn?

sporx wrote: i really hope i didn't get it. Chewp I know that you run a Mac, but did u get it too?

Nope, I cant, so you didnt get it from me. Also, you havent been sending me the "Wow, is this you?" message, so I think you're safe.


Its pretty easy to get this virus, I was removing it from my CA's computer as tons and tons of people started talking on her msn, so we started sending out "dont click the link" and the most common response was:
"too late, why?"



wow


And if this is a bropia type virus, you shouldnt need to reformat....

Disconnect the internet line. It can't sign into msn then. And as for the blocking the fix sites, just burn the fix to a cd or save to disk or whatever from another comp and do it the old fashon way. That is if you can find the fix.


ps
housecall.antivirus.com is a good free online scanner/remover if you can get to it....

yeah among my circle that problem is around too...however i have been smart enough to avoid such occurances

reboot in safe mode, Run startup application, Turn off msn and any foriegn tasks... Once thats done clear system restore, reboot, reenable system restore, Do a virus search.


Should clear it up.

Edited by *Stealth*

Snipa69 wrote: Those come along all the time on AIM, I just run my AVG and Adaware SE and then restart my computer and it's gone.

Yea, lots of people have them, I get them sent through AIM all the time.  I click on it anyway, even though I can tell its a virus (by the file extension), because It won't affect me.