MSN IM Virus on the loose!
[From Jeffrey Palermo]
Be on the lookout for the latest virus to hit the MSN Messenger world:
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bropia.m.html
From the above site:
W32.Bropia.M is a worm that spreads via MSN Messenger and connects to a Web site to display an image on the compromised computer. The worm may also disable many functions on the compromised computer, including the Task Manager and Registry Editor.
From Jeffrey's post:
If you get an IM message (even from someone you know) that reads something like this: LOOK! http://members.chello.nl/g.geurts1/handcuffs.XYZ. . . . Don't click on it. If you do, you'll need to clean it before rebooting because it adds an executable to your run-once list.