microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

UselessUser wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Recently I was sent a message through MSN from a known contact which had a
> link which I stupidly clicked on, which of course put spyware on my PC. I
> believe I have succesfully removed this. It does not appear to be a virus
> because I have scanned my entire PC with AVG and McAffee, both of which
> found nothing.
>
> Fortunately a friend of mine who automatically got the same link from my
> MSN messenger, was smart enough not to click it, and actually sent me the
> link on my email. I want to submit this to Microsoft so they can do
> something with it, and add it to their Windows Defender product or
> something, but unless I am missing something, they only allow you to
> submit files which you believe are infected...
>
> Now obviously I am not clicking it again and infecting my machine just so
> I can send the files... Is there anywhere which I can forward the email
> with the dodgy link in so they can deal with it?!

No. Let it go.

Malke
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