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Tips: Fix MSN Messenger Virus img317.zip
23 August 2007
Thousands or millions of people are getting affected by the new virus or worm flowing in MSN Messenger called the “img317.zip” or “Images.zip”. Last night, one guy emailed me to ask for help because he was infected with the Worm, so I thought I might as well make a post to the solution. Here’s his mail:
I’ve received a file from one of my contacts with some message saying “I saw you naked in this pic” and the file “img317.zip” came along” so I double clicked it and then my computer stop and straight away I know I was infected with some virus. Then some of my contacts start to ask me why I can’t open the file you are sending me, and some are saying why are you sending me virus. And now every time I logon it will send to all my contacts that are online without me knowing. I tried to delete the file from “My Received Files” and still it is not gone, Can you please help me?
There are several ways to cure the MSN Worm “img317.zip”, but first of all make sure you delete the file from “My Received Files” so that you don’t accidentally go and double click it again. From then on there is three methods you could do it.
First Method:
Download the Worm Remover and special thanks to ThaiCert for making the application.
Second Method:
1. Close Your Messenger
2. End Task “winsyshp” in Task Manager Processes (CTRL+ALT+DEL)
3. Start > Run > type msconfig > startup > Uncheck Winsyshp
4. Go to C:\Windows\ and delete img317.zip and winsyshp
Third Method:
1. Close Your Messenger
2. End Task “winsyshp” in Task Manager Processes (CTRL+ALT+DEL)
3. Go to C:\Windows\ and delete img317.zip and winsyshp
5. Start > Run > Type regedit
6. At Registry Editor, go to directory : “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run”
7. You should find [Microsoft Visual Application] winsyshp.exe
8. Choose Data and Delete
After all you can see that these worms doesn’t even take a minute to fix, so it is not actually dangerous, just that it spoils your mood. Have a good day 
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on August 23rd, 2007 at 3:47 pm
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on August 23rd, 2007 at 5:30 pm
dude thanks for the info helped me find where it was hiding a did a scan and it could not find it
on August 25th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
It seems the worm remover doesnt work. the virus still pop-up eveytime i start my laptop.
Anymore solutions?
Thanks
on August 28th, 2007 at 12:37 am
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on August 28th, 2007 at 6:34 am
Will these steps work for a similar virus from MSN Messenger called “S_00305_jpg.zip”?
on September 23rd, 2007 at 5:43 pm
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on November 2nd, 2007 at 4:14 am
thanks for the download it works been given the silent treatment because of the bloody worm..hehehe anyway it was fun.
on November 7th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
erm……wat about the image 20.zip
i dono how to delete it……can u help me T.T…..pls
on March 8th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
If you don’t know how or don’t want to follow those steps you can also reinstall messenger.
on March 26th, 2008 at 9:21 am
hey, this program for removing just finds and deletes those 4 files, how do you know that there is no other files, because i received from my friend a lot of types and names of img27.zip photo626.zip and others, i send this program to him, we searched for files everywhere… and nothing found, he tryed your program and i still receiving unwanted messages from him, help!