I have no idea whats happened with my comp?

my friend julian sent me this file tihng on msn saying
"hey did i ever show you this picture of me?
look on myspace and see"

and now everytime i log on people get the file as well automatically

is there a way to stop it
coz i really need help

my friend says it a virus and i want to stop it now

Definitely sounds like a virus. Do as Troubled suggested and remove msn messenger as well as windows installer, then install programs back onto your computer. Run an anti-virus scan in safe mode. But before booting in safe mode, turn off system restore because some viruses like to hide in your restore points...thus re-infecting your computer. To do this, click Start, My Computer. Under system tasks, click View System Information. Click the System Restore Tab, and check the box next to Turn Off System Restore. You'll get a warning like "Turning off system restore will delete restore points" Click Apply then OK.

Note: As far as how to boot into safe mode for your particular computer...I don't know because not all computers are the same. But I think it's F8. Also when you boot into Safe Mode, choose Safe Mode with Network. Run your virus scans as well as any anti-spyware.

use an antivirus tool like avast antivirus or norton, and remove the virus from the system. If it cannot be detected/removed by anything, go in for the overkill: Format your hard disk and re install windows. :D works for me.

Yes you have a virus... We copped the same one.... Go into .. CONTROL PANEL... into.. ADD AND REMOVE PROGRAM FILES...... and delete WINDOWS INSTALLER .. and .. WINDOWS MESSENGER... and the re-download WINDOW LIVE MESSENGER... It was the only way that we could get rid of it. No antivirus software would pick it up... and anyone with same problem will have to do the same

hi
go to
http://www.pandasoftware.com
use activescan for online scanning ..
if it finds some files and won`t delete them (due to commercial reasons that might happen) copy&paste the report on the notepad, search the files and delete them. don't forget to unable your antivirus temporally before online scanning
in case activescan won鈥檛 work, use this one its really good too
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/home....

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