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Need some help

I accidently clicked a link my mate sent without thinking now I have a worm, need to get rid of it as I use it all the time

Link showed as http:// [insert email] .very.coooolstuff.info

Tried a google search only gave me old stuff
 
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You could try to reinstall MSN. Have you run a scan with any updated AV software?
 
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Norton found zippo

Does reinstalling remove custom emoticons, Cause I have lots :p
 
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Norton found zippo

Does reinstalling remove custom emoticons, Cause I have lots :p
I don't know, since I don't use the MSN client, but trillian. But I'm not 100% sure if it would help, since I don't really know how those messenger worms work.
 
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MSN is f*cked up. It sometimes does send links when the person that your chatting with didn't give it to you. Try using another antivirus software to get rid of it.
 
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I had the exact same thing happen to my sisters computer

the damn thing crashed.. and now it wont run right =/


Google the hell out of it, thats how i fixed mine. Just be sure to crush it before it kills your computer.
 
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1. Google at least 20 pages with the name of that Worm.
2. If you can't get the problem solved in that time, proceed to either :
a. Reinstall Windows ASAP.
b. If it doesn't affect anything outside of MSN, switch to other IM client. Trust me, there are millions of times better than the regular Windows live messenger, if not including windows live plus that enables better logging and encryption, etc ( Such as Pidgin, Trillian , Matter of taste tbh ).
 
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I say just reinstall msn, its probaly better without all the cusom emoticons and so on then having to reinstall windows again, if the errors or what not aint fixed then i guess you would have to find another solution
 
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I say just reinstall msn, its probaly better without all the cusom emoticons and so on then having to reinstall windows again, if the errors or what not aint fixed then i guess you would have to find another solution
Reinstalling MSN isn't gonna solve ****. I fixed this exact same problem on my PC a few months ago.. but i cant remember what websites i went to to fix it. Just keep running Anti-virus apps and spybot in safe mode. If that doesn't work, then you might need to resort to more drastic methods.
 
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isnt he worried about his msn? hes talking basicly about his msn not his windows or other programs and so,
 
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I'd kinda like to not lose everything else aswell :p
 
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Alot of my stuff is on a 2nd HDD but windows and my major programs are on my C drive

Used a Reg Cleaner and it seems to have fixed it :)

Yay for google ads
 
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ok saweet
gladly your problems are fixed
but also are the google ads trustworthy?
 
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Doesn't this belong in the tech section?

Edit: I should read threads through all the way. Ignore this post. :/
 

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