Virus ??

today over the msn messenger, i got a message from a friend (so i thought) with a link that will actually download an executable ms dos prog. i clicked on it and it asked me if i want to download or save. i click on open thinking it'll bring me to another web page but nothing......nothing happened.

around half hour later i got the same message but from another person i know with the same message. i was suspicious and told that to the person where the message had originated. told her to be careful as it could be a virus.
after that episode i ran an anti-virus scan on my computer and was given a clean bill of health ( did i use the phrase correctly?).

my company had banned msn messenger a while back as there we viruses that came in through it, i sure don't want it to happen again. better be careful.

posting from home. very satisfying !