MSN & Yahoo Messenger virus/hack

do change all your passwords now.

they should be changed often to help prevent this type of thing.

here's a site that grades the strength of your passwords
SecurityStats.Com Password Strength Meter
and one from microcrap that has some decent guidelines as well
Password checker

in this specific case yes but good policy none the less.

Rocky said:

Definitely a good idea, but in this case, the password had nothing to do with it.
Do you agree?

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Another question

Thank you very much for those precious explanations.

Another quick question : is it safe to put the same password for all the programs,... or is it better to change for each of them? Normally nobody has any access to my computer, but you never know!!!

I had the same bad surprise as Rocky 2 weeks ago : a good friend of mine sent me a picture... I opened it and got a virus.

A professional told me to scan my computer with my antivirus and also to scan it with : http://webscanner.kaspersky.com (I have .fr in french). Then he gave me also : UPHClean-Setup.msi (from Microsoft) which cleans the files everytime you use your computer. Since then I don't any problem...

I am always collecting lots of interesting infos on this forum. Now I can also maybe help others.

In fact it appears that I received the virus through that message, but also I received another one through another message board the day after.

I didn't know that I had a virus, a friend in India told me I was sending him different crazy things on his msn in the meantime I was chatting with him through Yahoo Messenger!!!
Same thing happened last week to another of my friends and I sent him a mail to tell it to him. He took drastic measures and now it is ok.

We all know that there are some virus, we hear and read lots of things, but always think that that only happen to others....This is not true!!! We have to be more and more carefull....

This is the info on this thing. Looks pretty nasty and will transfer all your passwords if your infected change all your passwords ASAP!! If your virus scanner company isnt listed you might want to switch!

VirusTotal - Free Online Virus and Malware Scan

Loading ...queuedwaitingscanning Current status: finishedNOT FOUNDSTOPPED
Result: 11/32 (34.38%)

Antivirus Version Last Update Result
AhnLab-V3 2007.8.25.0 2007.08.24 -
AntiVir 7.4.1.63 2007.08.26 Worm/IRCBot.435200
Authentium 4.93.8 2007.08.26 -
Avast 4.7.1029.0 2007.08.26 -
AVG 7.5.0.484 2007.08.27 SHeur.JBL
BitDefender 7.2 2007.08.27 -
CAT-QuickHeal 9.00 2007.08.25 Backdoor.SdBot.gen
ClamAV 0.91 2007.08.26 -
DrWeb 4.33 2007.08.27 -
eSafe 7.0.15.0 2007.08.26 -
eTrust-Vet 31.1.5085 2007.08.24 -
Ewido 4.0 2007.08.26 -
FileAdvisor 1 2007.08.27 -
Fortinet 2.91.0.0 2007.08.27 W32/IRCBot.AEX!tr.bdr
F-Prot 4.3.2.48 2007.08.26 -
F-Secure 6.70.13030.0 2007.08.27 Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.aex
Ikarus T3.1.1.12 2007.08.27 Generic.Sdbot
Kaspersky 4.0.2.24 2007.08.27 Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.aex
McAfee 5105 2007.08.24 -
Microsoft 1.2803 2007.08.27 -
NOD32v2 2485 2007.08.26 -
Norman 5.80.02 2007.08.24 -
Panda 9.0.0.4 2007.08.26 -
Prevx1 V2 2007.08.27 Worm.Ircbot.Gen
Rising 19.37.62.00 2007.08.26 -
Sophos 4.21.0 2007.08.26 -
Sunbelt 2.2.907.0 2007.08.25 VIPRE.Suspicious
Symantec 10 2007.08.26 -
TheHacker 6.1.9.173 2007.08.27 Backdoor/IRCBot.aex
VBA32 3.12.2.3 2007.08.26 -
VirusBuster 4.3.26:9 2007.08.26 -
Webwasher-Gateway 6.0.1 2007.08.27 Worm.IRCBot.435200
Additional information
File size: 435338 bytes
MD5: 4eb0354494f97dd1946db3240c2c2d88
SHA1: 24ff5ee7c23a2a96b0feed13a64f0290c80931c7

You can download a free virus scanner which will detect it here...

AVG Free Advisor - Installation files & documentation

Now I tell you what: I got a virus through a webscript (java?) on a legitimate business site reviewing my monthly invoice.

whats really amazing is how many companies anti virus software wont detect it.

Panda 9.0.0.4 2007.08.26 -

Sophos 4.21.0 2007.08.26 -

Symantec 10 2007.08.26 - <----Norton Anti Virus Wont Detect It!

McAfee 5105 2007.08.24 - <---McAfee wont detect it!

eTrust-Vet 31.1.5085 2007.08.24 -<---Inocculate wont detect it!

double post please ignore.

Just stop to use Windows, and you won't have to worry anymore...
Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rocky said:

Just stop crossing the street and you'll never get run over.

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While standing in the sidewalk, a brick might fall off and kill you as well

Rocky said:

I do understand that it seems like a solution, but the truth is, that if everybody used Linux, or Macs, they would be the ones with all the problems, as the hackers and virus makers go after the largest market.

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In the mean time, it's peace & tranquility in the Linux world

(I know Windows users hate it whenever I mention that I don't even have any antivirus, nor anti-malware/spyware/adware on my PC's...)

All the best from Freedomland

Squat said:

Just stop to use Windows, and you won't have to worry anymore...
Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Thanks for link. Will look into it.

Squat said:

Just stop to use Windows, and you won't have to worry anymore...
Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Linux has its shortcomings as well. First and foremost the amount of time it will take for someone to learn how to "properly maintain" a linux box is far too long for most people. Once its up you will still have all the software incompatability issues for a lot of people also.

People use their computers nowadays for more than typing a letter or sending an email. While linux has its place, its not a good choice for a typical users desktop.

Beads said:

Linux has its shortcomings as well. First and foremost the amount of time it will take for someone to learn how to "properly maintain" a linux box is far too long for most people. Once its up you will still have all the software incompatability issues for a lot of people also.

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We're not in the 90's anymore ... Linux is really easy, out of the box... You could use this one : PCLinuxOS , just pop in the cd, and it will install easier than Windows, with all drivers out of the box...

Beads said:

People use their computers nowadays for more than typing a letter or sending an email. While linux has its place, its not a good choice for a typical users desktop.

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That sounds so much like ano opinion from someone who never investigated before writing his post... On the other hand, you might be perfectly happy with your new Windows Vista laptop, so let's leave it at that...

Rocky said:

I have received both on MSN & Yahoo messengers, IMs sending me a file.
Both senders were friends, but were not doing the sending.
This latest one was sending me a file on MSN while I chatted with the very same person on Yahoo.
He changed his MSN password and it still continued to try to send the file.
This is what it looks like.
Needless to say, you should not download the file, much less open it.

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Whos that hot Sanky in the bottom photo?