MSN Virus Removal

MSN and Myspace are hottest tools online used by millions of teenagers in USA and Europe. MSN Virus in itself is a headache and very dangerously viral that it can spread from contact list to contact list on MSN very quickly.

These days a combination of MySpace and IM clients are on the loose where it sends links to pictures with a text which says “I am going to post this on myspace soon” and this makes it all the more intruguing to click on the link and visit the photo. But once you click on the link, a virus is dropped on your computer and it creates a process called “service.exe” which is similar to the Windows system process called services.exe.

Be aware of these types of MSN viruses on the loose to keep yourself a safer and productive online life

Choke.exe worms origins are traced back to Netherlands. It spreads only via MSN messenger. This pesky MSN virus worm spreads with the following message in your messenger

“President bush shooter is game that allows you to shoot Bush balzz hahaha”

To remove, do the following.

1. Press Ctrl, Alt, Del and select Choke.exe press and kill it by pressing End Task
2. Close MSN Messenger
3. Go to Start> Run> [type] “msconfig”
4. Click the tab at the top right hand corner that says “Startup”
5. Uncheck the box next to “Choke.exe”, “ShootPresidentBUSH.exe”, or “*The user name here*.exe
6. Find all using search “Choke.exe”, “ShootPresidentBUSH.exe”, or “*The user name here*.exe
7. Delete the file an Empty recycle bin

Now you are disinfected. Update your antivirus to stay safe from MSN Virus.

How to get rid of MSN virus W32.Aplore@mm

This is a fairly simple virus to get rid of. Complete the following steps and you are done removing W32.Aplore@mm 1. Close Messenger. This will simply stop any more of your contacts getting the virus.
2. Goto ‘Start’ then ‘Run’ and type ‘msconfig’. A new window should appear.
3. Click on the tab at the top right that says ‘Startup’.
4. Unitick the box next to “Explorer”.
5. Restart you Computer.

The virus has now been deactivated. Happy? Tell us in the comments if this does not work. Also you might want to do a online scan or get an anti-virus to protect yourself in the future.

MSN is one of the most popular tools exploited by hackers to gain access to systems using it since MSN Messenger is a popular IM client with teens all over the world. A photo virus currently on the wild, prompts users to download a photo to their computer and many innocent victims tend to download these files thinking that it is a photo sent from one of their friends. This virus then latches to the victims computer and spreads itself virally using the victims friends list on messenger.

photo album.zip is a file that will will prompted to be downloaded. Other filenames include IMG-0012.zip, rachel.exe, newsXX.zip, Jenny.zip and etc which comes with a message making it look like a innocent download.

There are many tools which allow you to remove these kind of viruses include:

Like the previous types of viral spreading MSN viruses, this one also prompts the user to download a file and send a message to every on them contacts list. First step in the removal of W32.Kelvir.A Virus is by deleting the downloaded cute.pif file. Then proceed as follows to completly remove the virus: cute.pif – W32.Kelvir.A MSN Messenger Virus

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and look for hotkeysvc. If it’s there select it and press “End Task”.
2. Use the Windows Find feature to look for a file called “hotkeysvc.exe”. Which if their should be in the %System% directroy. If you find the file delete it.
3. Goto ‘Start’ then ‘Run’ and type ‘msconfig’. A new window should appear.
4. Click on the tab at the top right that says ‘Startup’.
5. Look for, and if it exists, unitick the box next to “hotkeysvc.exe” or simlar name.

The virus has now been deactivated. Happy? Tell us in the comments if this does not work of if it did! Also you might want to do a online scan or get an anti-virus to protect yourself in the future.

Another annoying virus hits MSN Messenger. Its more annoying than be a threat to your computer data. To remove this virus called MSN Virus IM-Names:

1. Close Messenger.
2. Goto ‘Start’ then ‘Run’ and type ‘msconfig’. A new window should appear.
3. Click on the tab at the top right that says ‘Startup’.
4. Untick the box next to ‘IM-Names’. (If you cannot find it skip this task)
5. Click ‘ok’ and when it asks if you want to restart your computer say no.
6. Press ‘Ctr’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘Del’. Find the processthat says ‘IM-Names’ and click End Task.

To remove it fully follow these instructions:

1. Search your computer for all files called “IM-Names”.
2. Delete all files that it finds.
3. Empty your Recylce Bin.

The virus has now been deactivated. Happy? Tell us in the comments if this does not work. Also you might want to do a online scan or get an anti-virus to protect yourself in the future.

Virus Name : MSN Virus Project 1/ Generic2.EXO / Backdoor.Generic3.SAT

This is works similar to the Aplore MSN Virus and replicates itself by sending a message like this to everyone on your contact list.

“is that u on that photo hxxp://dollypics.xx.funpic.org/pictures.php?photo656.jpg (link edited to prevent people getting further infected)”.

Click here to remove MSN Virus Project 1/ Generic2.EXO / Backdoor.Generic3.SAT

Virus Name : W32.Aplore@mm
Symptoms : This MSN Messenger Virus spreads virally amongst the infected persons contact list and then on to others and so forth by sending a message to everyone on the contact list. If you have been infected by this MSN Virus, it is possibly that you clicked on a message like this:

{YOUR_FRIEND} says:
this is cool, http://NNN.NNN.NN.NN:PPPP

where http://NNN.NNN.NN.NN:PPPP is a ip address with a port attached to it.

OR

{YOUR_FRIEND} says:
btw, download this, http://NNN.NNN.NN.NN:PPPP

Click Here to Remove MSN virus W32.Aplore@mm

I am sure you use MSN, Yahoo! or Gtalk or AIM or any of the other zillion chat services on the internet. Yahoo! and MSN are the most popular chat applications on the internet today. Its popularity brings with it a lot of problems for your PC and personal data since it is targeted by trojan writers, virus programmers and the kind. MSN viruses can delete important data, take control of your PC resources, corrupt data and spy on your activities. Virus infections big and small are right now spreading through millions of computers and infecting them as you read this.

A few ways by which you can stop infections on your computer include:

• Use a firewall, or activate the default Windows XP Firewall.
• Scan your computer with a anti-virus
• Use a real time protection anti-virus.
• Don’t open suspicious looking emails or links
• Use Messenger Services with a lot of precaution and care.
• Copy only trusted files and install only genuine softwares.

Chatting on MSN and Yahoo! can be one of the major ways in which your computer gets affected with viruses and trojan softwares. Some of the popular Trojan virus in MSN messengers include

• IM-Names
• cute.pif
• PIC1234(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1).exe
• Choke.exe
• W32.Aplore@mm
• 320-jpg.zip
• jdcavpfcwkdo.exe

So next time your friend sends you a cool picture, it might just be a virus waiting to infect your PC.

MSN is a hugely popular instant messenger with the teenagers all over the world. This makes it highly vulnerable to viruses since teens are bound to click on a lot of links which get sent from their friends on MSN messenger hence infecting their computers with viruses and trojans. This site is dedicated to the various infections that spread through the popular MSN Messenger and f**k up your PC We bring you about the latest viruses and ways to remove them using the available anti virus tools on the net.