darren said:
i got a virus that i got from someone else through msn messenger. It always
tries to send itself to other people through msn messenger. it has slowed my
pc down a bit and i was wondering if you guys could help me out!!!!!!
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1764112,00.asp
Look at the front page of Eweek.com and you will see the above article
explaining your problem. Below is an excerpt.
According to the exploit code seen by eWEEK.com, an attacker need only
load a malicious PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file as a buddy icon to
launch an attack against every MSN Messenger user on a buddy list. Core
Security Technologies, the research company that found and reported the
flaw, confirmed that the published exploit code could be used to launch
blind attacks.
"The target doesn't even have to communicate with the attacker. Once the
attacker has the target's MSN Messenger contact on his contact list, he
can launch an attack without the target even knowing," said Max Caceres,
director of product management at Core Security. Even worse, Caceres
told eWEEK.com that the attacker could take control of the infected
machine and change the target's display to replicate the attack against
everyone on that buddy list. "This could lead to a massive, widespread
attack unless all MSN Messenger users apply the upgrades," he said.
