Hey all. The MSN Messenger users among you may have received a message today reading "hey, is this you?" followed by a link, from one or more of your contacts. The file linked to sends a similar message to all your contacts (and keeps doing it) but also infects your computer with a not too pleasant virus. Instructions on how to (hopefully) remove the latter can be found at:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.lovgate.removal.tool.html

Just download the removal tool linked to nearer the bottom and run it. It takes quite a long time (depending on your hard disk size) but is worth it if you were too curious to avoid clicking on one of these messages.

I normally hate these virus scares as they usually amount to nothing, but this one has clearly been spreading really quickly since this morning so I think this should be an exception. I hope no one's computer got screwed up. I noticed vbulletin was spelt wrong in the link so didn't download it so I'm not sure how nasty the virus in question is. Google "Hey, is this you?" and you'll find more information.