I love getting new MySpace friends (NOT!) Today I got an email notifying me of a new friend request from Kempfy. Now keep in mind… my normal friend requests come mostly from porn girls trying to entice me to visit their websites. From her photo, Kempfy didn’t appear to be one of “those girls.” That is why I thought it might be a legitimate friend request, from perhaps one of my many thousands of Twitterbuds. Fine then… one of my 1,400+ Twitterbuds. 
Above is a thumbnail of Kempfy’s MySpace page. (It is safe to click on! You will see a larger image. It’s a .jpg picture… that’s all.) It appears that a Windows Automatic Updates dialog box pops up, telling me to download the latest Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Well, maybe not “the latest” (clue #1.) Then I thought, that’s a bit odd. Why would Windows Update pop up here? That’s not how it’s supposed to work (clue #2!)
So I got brave and did a test. After all, I do have Windows Vista UAC (user account control) turned on to help protect my computer from malicious software attacks. I tried clicking on the link.
The above is a thumbnail ‘picture of what happens,’ if you click on the link. (You can click on the thumbnail to see a larger image. Don’t worry. It’s safe. It too is an inert .jpg picture image.) I’m assuming that anything downloaded from windowupdate.microsofzsupport5.cn is a virus!
As a matter of fact, Kempfy’s whole MySpace page is a download link to the virus file, no matter where you click. Oh my!
Bottom line, trust no-one! (Except for A Computer Pro – That’s me) 
-gj
P.S. If you’re not following me on Twitter, you should be! *wink*
March 16, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Isn’t the one person claiming to be trustworthy the one you’re supposed to avoid trusting? *L*
Thanks for the info, I’m sure someone will be saved from a nasty virus dl.
*thanks the Linux peeps for the narrower chance of malicious crap*
March 16, 2008 at 2:25 pm
This used to pop up when I was checking my mail:
I always thought it was funny because of the Win32 references.
March 16, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Yikes! Sneaky little devils – tricking everyone by using one of us ’safe fat chicks’. I’m tellin ya – they get more devious by the minute! If only they used their power for good….the wonders they could accomplish!!!
March 16, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Wow, that is going to make me do a double-check the next time a Windows Update box opens.
March 16, 2008 at 9:54 pm
When it comes to MySpace, I only click on porn links from Tom. He knows where the good stuff is.
March 17, 2008 at 3:47 am
Really helpful info…thank you!
March 20, 2008 at 11:18 am
Thanks for the information! Unfortunately, my wife alreay downloaded the virus on her laptop, so I’m wondering if you know exactly what the virus is and how to remove it. Currently her laptop will not boot into windows at all. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
October 26, 2008 at 10:09 pm
if i’ve got the pop-up on my myspace page, how do i get rid of it so that none of the people who visit get the virus?