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Old 04-09-2009, 07:42 PM   #1
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Default SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

Has anyone else received these SKYPE chats that automatically
start asking you to download a virus and it contains a number
of Warriors names?

This has happened a couple times and I'm wondering if someone
is using the SKYPE contact on the forum to do this.

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Change your options to only allow contacts to send you anything or to contact you. You then have to approve them manually

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Old 04-10-2009, 11:32 AM   #3
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Change your options to only allow contacts to send you anything or to contact you. You then have to approve them manually
The interesting thing is that the person was a contact (Mike123) or
something like that and claimed to be a Warrior. After the first
chat and I got the virus chat later on and I removed that contact
but still got the automatic chat starts.

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Old 04-10-2009, 01:30 PM   #4
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Removing someone from your contacts does NOT remove your id from theirs. They can still contact you, UNLESS you go the extra step and BAN their id, THEN you won't get any more contact from that person.

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Default Re: SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

Yep that is right. You really should block that contact. I'm wondering now if it has anything to do with skype crashing more often lately? It doesn't use to do that before but lately I've seen it crash more often.
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Yep that is right. You really should block that contact. I'm wondering now if it has anything to do with skype crashing more often lately? It doesn't use to do that before but lately I've seen it crash more often.

Do you have the latest version? I had problems with skype not shutting down properly but after I updated to the current version I don't have that problem. My skype has not crashed in a very long time.


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Removing someone from your contacts does NOT remove your id from theirs. They can still contact you, UNLESS you go the extra step and BAN their id, THEN you won't get any more contact from that person.

- Terry
Yes, I did block that ID from contacting me and still the chat would
start with a fake JPEG(.scr) to download. And then follows a warning
from from other Warrior names saying not to download--it seems
all automated.

I've made some option changes so I'll see if it happens again.

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Old 04-10-2009, 02:40 PM   #8
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Ray,

You may still be signed in to a group chat and that's why you're
seeing messages from other people.

Make sure you physically leave any open conversations.

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Default Re: SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

Hmm... this is interesting timing. I've been using Skype without incident for well over a year now and for the last handful of weeks it's been kind of 'quirky' where it was smooth as silk before.

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Default Re: SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

Yeah I agree with that. If i need to not get bothered from someone then I don't remove him but ban him or block him. That works better than removing him altogether.

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Default Re: SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

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Ray,

You may still be signed in to a group chat and that's why you're
seeing messages from other people.

Make sure you physically leave any open conversations.

John
I guess that's what it is, but how do I get out? I don't remember
joining any groups. This is what the chat session looks like


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Default Re: SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

Ray,

Open Skype admin window

Switch to "Conversations" window on left of
Skype admin panel.

Look for "daisy wheel" icon with multiple names
in list/history of conversations and select that
conversation.

On top tabs.. select "Conversation" drop down
menu and then click "Leave Conversation"

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Default Re: SKYPE virus attack with Warriors name in the chat ...

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Ray,

Open Skype admin window

Switch to "Conversations" window on left of
Skype admin panel.

Look for "daisy wheel" icon with multiple names
in list/history of conversations and select that
conversation.

On top tabs.. select "Conversation" drop down
menu and then click "Leave Conversation"

John
I have the latest update to SKYPE so it was a little different
but I found the "leave conversation" tab and hopefully this
should get rid of this annoyance.

Thanks!

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