MSN Messenger Ad-ware/Mal-ware?

Question

some of my friends on msn have got this message:

'§ . ..}{@MZ@...?$^`¿¥©ς says:

if you want who has blocked you on msn please visit following url

www.ObtainBonus.info'

is this msn adware/malware?

if so, how do i get rid of it?

one of my friends got this 10 seconds before i actually logged in...

Answer 1

This is an open invitation for spam, do NOT enter any details.

This site asks not only for your username but also your password, which then gives them FULL access to your account and all of your contacts.

Please read the following article(s) which explains this in more detail:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2007/12/07

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2007/07/24