Need Urgent help about a New VIRUS attacking Windows messenger

HI people,

While chatting with a friend via Windows Live Messenger, i received from him a message saying:" I uploaded new photos of me, check them here" with a file called " img0012-www.photostorage.zip " .....since i trust this friend ,i clicked on the file to open it , SUDDENLY many windows of all my contacts who are online has been opened automatically, and the same message above that i received was sent to every contact.

So i quickly closed my messenger by Ctrl+Alt+Del since it wasn't responding, coz i new that was a Virus, and i can assure u its new since i searched for it on the net and in all Forums, and nobody talked about it or know anything about that.

So, i searched for it on my computer, and i found it in Windows directory,so i deleted it, but it looks it always reappear and causes my Messenger to send messages with the virus (btw, the messages are not the same always, they change from contact to contact, like saying "hey, just watch my new photos", or if u don't check my photos i'll be mad of you" etc etc etc etc ).

So please, did anyone heard about this new virus, coz i really need some help since i'm unable to Sign in to my messenger coz i'm afraid to spread it more and more.

P.S: i do have the file as a Zip file in my Windows Directory if someone specialist wants to check it.

THANKSSSS

 

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