techy help req'd - MSN messenger virus??

think my msn messenger has got a virus (awwww! poor thing!) - a mate "sent me" (well, his virus did!) an attachment to open, off course thinking it was him and so safe have opened it......

now all the contacts windows pop up and the virus tries to send itself to them......

have tried deleting the msn program from my laptop and re-installing - hasnt cured it, now downloaded AVG grisoft anti-virus which is scanning all pc files.......hasnt yet found anything.......

anything else i can do??

cheers!

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on August 17th 2007 at 15:37:34

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techy help req'd - MSN messenger virus?? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 17, 15:37:34
- Download AVG Spyware program (different from Virus checker) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 17, 16:16:50
- when it was here a couple of files had to be removed from each pc that clicked on the link (General Chat) - pants, Aug 17, 16:09:37
- had that virus here, it will spread like fuck (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 17, 16:02:42
- cheers all for your advise below!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 17, 15:58:53
- Disconnect from the internet first of all. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 17, 15:45:32
- lavasoft ad-aware might pick something up, usually picks up the niggley viruses (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Aug 17, 15:40:21
  - it's an anti spyware program rather than anti virus (n/m) (General Chat) - scruffy, Aug 17, 15:47:11
    - still picks up those sort of viruses though (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Aug 17, 15:48:28
      - Sweet. I've never used it. Was just an FYI really (General Chat) - scruffy, Aug 17, 15:50:42
        
        yeah nod32's not bad either (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Aug 17, 15:53:42
- Living where you do, it could be foot n mouth. (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 17, 15:39:24
- reformat (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 17, 15:38:45

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