MSN Messenger virus warning

[nigel lawry]

MSN Messenger virus warning

Updated: 10 March 2005

If you use MSN Messenger, you could be vulnerable to a new virus in circulation. You may receive a message from a friend or contact advising you to look at a link or download a file with '.pif' at the end, e.g. 'love_me.pif', 'Drunk_lol.pif' or 'Webcam_004.pif'. Please delete this message, and do not click on the link.

[NESmusicFTW]

What has that got to do with MSN Messenger? Other file transfer programs can give you the same viruses. Also, you might be safer using MSN Messenger as the newer versions have a built-in antivirus which deletes stuff as soon as you got it.

[john]

very true.

There are msn and yahoo messenger specific viuses. I don't think that was what Nigel meant, but they do exist.

Although MSN security March 2005 (when Nigel posted this originally) was pretty dodgey.

But hey.... welcome to Songstuff btw! Maybe post a hello in the intro thread to introduce yourself. It's a good way for folks to get to know you.

Cheers

John