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MSN/Computer Virus

Witcher · 2008-10-11 16:21:21

Hey guys, a friend of mine has stupidly put her email address and password into an online form and has now got a virus which is spreading a link to this site to her contacts while she's not online...I'm sure ya's have heard of this type of thing before.....basically what can she do? and will other people who use msn on her…

11-10-2008 05:21PM

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Witcher

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Hey guys, a friend of mine has stupidly put her email address and password

into an online form and has now got a virus which is spreading a link to this

site to her contacts while she's not online...I'm sure ya's have heard of this

type of thing before.....basically what can she do? and will other people who

use msn on her pc be affected by this bug?

thanks

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#2 23-05-2009 10:02AM

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055544286

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#3 24-05-2009 07:13PM

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get her to try and change her password NOW

if she can't then try to close down the account some other way

I'm not even sure it's identity theft if you hand over the details voluntarily

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