A friend has picked up a virus which has sent me (and others of her friends and family) email saying:
Subject: Fotos 18/08
6:17:12 PM Fotos 18/08..:
Imagens Anexadas..: DSC_0401.jpg - DSC_0402.jpg - DSC_0403.jpg
Videos Hotmail.com..: w*ww.*hotmail.co*m/videos.avi
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Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. Get Them Now
The links that look like photo attachments are acvtually links to a Russian website. The third one goes to h*ttp:*//cli.gs/6dRHhV (my asterisks) and trieed to download an .exe which Norton blocked (I think teh URL may be removed now). The others go to h*ttp:*//cli.gs/NWGRAb and h*ttp:*//cli.gs/Ndud3G (I put the asterisks in to prevent you clicking on them accidentally)
She has asked if I can help.
Because I use Norton Internet Security I am not experienced in cleaning viruses myself. I think she is using an unprotected laptop away from home on hols.
Any suggestions? I am looking for a free tool that will enable her to identifyt and remove whtever the thing is.
Subject: Fotos 18/08
6:17:12 PM Fotos 18/08..:
Imagens Anexadas..: DSC_0401.jpg - DSC_0402.jpg - DSC_0403.jpg
Videos Hotmail.com..: w*ww.*hotmail.co*m/videos.avi
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Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. Get Them Now
The links that look like photo attachments are acvtually links to a Russian website. The third one goes to h*ttp:*//cli.gs/6dRHhV (my asterisks) and trieed to download an .exe which Norton blocked (I think teh URL may be removed now). The others go to h*ttp:*//cli.gs/NWGRAb and h*ttp:*//cli.gs/Ndud3G (I put the asterisks in to prevent you clicking on them accidentally)
She has asked if I can help.
Because I use Norton Internet Security I am not experienced in cleaning viruses myself. I think she is using an unprotected laptop away from home on hols.
Any suggestions? I am looking for a free tool that will enable her to identifyt and remove whtever the thing is.