how can you get rid of the IM virus which sends and receives unwanted emails to people on your buddy list?

Answer 1

Get a good antivirus program! Here you have some free options:
http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/

Answer 2

Uninstall messenger then use these scans to remove it.After your PC is clean, then reinstall messenger.

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.



Manually remove messenger virus.
Start Menu >> Run

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

copy & paste in run & press enter

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

copy & paste in run & press enter

& delete the files svhost32.exe from ur comp & temp folder after killing the process

Answer 3

You don't say what antivirus program that you have running in your pc. Obvious it has failed you. You can only run one antivirus program or you will have serious conflict with your system. You can run three or four antispyware program without conflict.

Here is a free program I use that scans all 195,000 objects in my system, plus MSN Messenger, an YM. (I don't use YM but Avast will scan if you have installed).

Avast is located out of Prague. They have an excellent state of the art background scanner that really works. Will never let any virus get passed the scanner an enter your system. Will destroy the virus first in real time. Plus you will get two or three times per day automatic updates.

They will ask you for your email address, so they can you a free key that is good for one year. After the one year, you just ask for another key. The corporate version is the same, they just make corporate pay.

Never had one virus in nine plus years with Avast.

http://www.avast.com

Clinical Psychiatrist, France

Answer 4

Try these. They work and they are free:

Run the tool and then download the free spyware and virus protection programs:

Malicious virus removal tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

Ad-Aware Free download:
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/...

AVG Download free
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Yahoo Toolbar has good pop-up blocker:
http://toolbar.yahoo.com/

Good Luck

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Do a system restore to a point before you had this. Also do virus/spyware scan. Hope that helps!

Answer 7

I totally recommend avast! too, because I use it too, and it's works great. They are giving away their home edition just because they are concerned for all home users. Check out this link for more info:
http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html

I've used this program for the past year or so and do technical support as well, and recommend it to everyone.