Although most people know what computer viruses are, not everyone knows that some of them target chat software and that the same software is used to propagate the virus further. A case in point is Microsoft’s MSN Messenger which is one of the most popular chat applications on the Internet. Sometimes, while a user is logged on, he or she receives a message from one of his or her contacts and which invites the user to click on a link to see some pictures or view some website. What the user is not aware of is the fact that this message was sent by the virus which has infected the contact’s computer and that if the link is clicked, the infection will also spread on the user’s computer.

If you start receiving these kind of messages it is important that you don’t click on any links. What you need to do is to ask your contact if he or she has sent you any messages with links and if the answer is a ‘No’ you give them the following link:

http://msncleaner.en.malavida.com/d4346-free-download-windows

From, the above link a program called MSNCleaner can be downloaded and once installed it will scan for MSN Messenger related viruses and clean them.

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