Comments on: Don't click that headline, security researchers warn

E-mails pretending to contain video from MSNBC have links to malicious software, security companies are reporting.

[professionaladventurer]

A look in my spam folder shows hundreds of emails with the subject of CNN - top 10 all fake, but if it's MSNBC it news?

[`WarpKat]

Uh...sorry, C-Net - this has been going on for a few months already. When you have news about tomorrow, THEN I'll be impressed.

[noitis]

You missed the biggest rip. I got the MSNBC news alert as soon as I clicked on it--AntiVirus XP2008 a rogue anti virus monster took over my laptop. None of my security/virus software caught the 2-trojans and a slew of parasites and a worm/nuvan. AVG after 4-6-hours got the Trojans and some back-door Trojans. The problem is AntiVirus XP2008 took my screen saver/slowed the laptop to a crawl and all of the malware/spyware can't get rid of it--entirely. Why hasn't anyone stopped this rogue antivirus xp2008 from its nefarious activities. They lay their eggs and want you to pay $59 to get rid of them. Any suggestions.

[indnajns]

Re: noitis
If that's the one that sticks the blue/yellow warning on your desktop, try Super Anti-Spyware (www.superantispyware.com). It seemed to be the only thing that would get that off my machine, and that was after three days of trying all the "known fixes" I could find. Free removal, they do take donations and have a pro version. Definately worth it.

[Vurk]

Use a different AV program in safe mode. Anti-vir (www.free-av.com) is good with detection and will install in safe mode, where others (who use the Microsoft installer .msi) wont.