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A warning to those using MSN

Discussion in 'Bing' started by Ponynugget, Oct 3, 2006.

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  1. #1
    Hi all,

    I haven't had the chance to look around DP to see if this has already been posted, apologies in advance if it has.

    I've just been sent one of those links via MSN that if you click it, it will send the link to all of your friends without your consent. Unfortunately I did click it before realising what it was. The message is something like this...

    I want to browse this site. (URL here) Why can't I browse this site ???

    I won't provide the link here, but if it has "nsl-school" in the URL DO NOT click it. It is a MFA Mesothelioma site with AdSense everywhere. I've reported this to Google already.

    Cheers,
    Ponynugget
     
    Ponynugget, Oct 3, 2006 IP
  2. EasyMarketer

    EasyMarketer Active Member

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    they are stupid, they should have been using cpm ads, they would have cleaned several thousand in a matter of hours, Shame on them.
     
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  3. Richie_Ni

    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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    #3
    You computer probably got some virus :D
    BTW,thanks for the warning
     
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  4. Kassi

    Kassi Peon

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    #4
    Using MSN only for chatting with girls , they like that MSN smiles/themes/sounds and other garbadge.
    ICQ for work , MSN for fun.
     
    Kassi, Oct 3, 2006 IP
  5. gUrLaLiEn

    gUrLaLiEn Peon

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    #5
    not using MSN mail. but thanks for the warning :)
     
    gUrLaLiEn, Oct 3, 2006 IP
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    huesped Peon

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    #6
    the same virus can be found in yahoo messenger
     
    huesped, Oct 3, 2006 IP
  7. chewbacca

    chewbacca Peon

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    #7
    My sister got an AOL Instant Messenger "virus" except it didn't do much besides spreading itself. I guess this is even more evil than the other breeds of IM viruses.
     
    chewbacca, Oct 3, 2006 IP
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    Connections Well-Known Member

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    man this has been around of ages, they never seem to fix this problem I have many thousand people on my msn list and I always get this rubbish like every day.
     
    Connections, Oct 3, 2006 IP
  9. chewbacca

    chewbacca Peon

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    #9
    Yeah, I mean at least they could make a warning bar pop up when "weird" URLs (like a link to a file ending with the .com extension, which is commonly how the viruses get novices) don't match the link text at all.
     
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    check Guest

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    #10
    Google Talk is more professional :)
     
    check, Oct 3, 2006 IP
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    primeryder Well-Known Member

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    #11
    Thanks for the tip!
     
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    seoindia Notable Member

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    #12
    MSN is obviously for fun alone.
     
    seoindia, Oct 3, 2006 IP
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    Pammer Notable Member

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    I hate MSn mail... :mad:
     
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    Indian Peon

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    Indian, Oct 4, 2006 IP
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    gunneradt Peon

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    thanks for the info.
     
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    livewirerules Active Member

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    #16
    its not only in msn ..i got the same message with the same link,but it had a virus or something
     
    livewirerules, Oct 4, 2006 IP
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    Msn is not so great at fixing bugs, you can still kick people from group conversations with 4 letters :p
     
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    TVCokeCan Peon

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    #18
    I found the best thing for this is have another non-MSN client, I use AMSN, however the problem also recides in IE, as the link sends you to a page with a virus on, use Opera.
     
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    svajdlenka Well-Known Member

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    Good to know
     
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    chewbacca Peon

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    Does using Firefox put the victim at risk?
     
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