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Well you see, the thing is, last time, about a month or two ago, i got a nasty virus through msn (a file my fren sent). After that using bleeping computer(yay!) i managed to solve the problem and everything is ok. Its just that im a wondering whether it is ok to use my msn again. Will the virus come back or anything like that? Wondering cause i so do not want to have to go through wat i went through last time.
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Got A Virus Through Msn...now Unsure Whether To Use Again
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 05:23 AM
Aaron M is here.
"I am always ready to learn, although i do not always like being taught" - Winston Churchill
Who ever said that paper beats rock is a moron.Next time i see some one i am going to throw a rock at them while they hold up a piece of paper for a shield. - Anonymous
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Quintillion: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
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"I am always ready to learn, although i do not always like being taught" - Winston Churchill
Who ever said that paper beats rock is a moron.Next time i see some one i am going to throw a rock at them while they hold up a piece of paper for a shield. - Anonymous
Million: 1,000,000
Billion: 1,000,000,000
Trillion: 1,000,000,000,000
Quintillion: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
Sextillion: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
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Centillion: 1 followed by 303 zeros
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 08:09 AM
It was certainly not the MSN application that was the cause of your getting a virus, but an error in judgment about clicking on/downloading a file without carefully thinking about it and verifying its source. I am sure that, as we all do, you have learned the hard way about these files, so there is no reason not to use the IM.
Cheers,
John
Cheers,
John
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 06:12 PM
Are you running any good anti-virus software?? 
I know that there are some good free ones out there.. John nailed it- wasn't MSN that gave you the virus.. it was the file that you got!
I know that there are some good free ones out there.. John nailed it- wasn't MSN that gave you the virus.. it was the file that you got!
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 07:15 PM
If you are still leery of MSN you might want to look at Trillian:
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/learn/
It connects to the big 3 - MSN, Yahoo, and AIM.
And follow the good advice given...be careful what you click/download.
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/learn/
It connects to the big 3 - MSN, Yahoo, and AIM.
And follow the good advice given...be careful what you click/download.
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