Anyone else who know of any of their friends who gets infected then the removal tool is here.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oval.tool.html
Remember those people may not be able to go to the website to get this fix so you can be a better friend by helping them
How do you connect to their PC?
If they are using XP then you can st up remote Desktop.
Other wise Use a remote assistance tools such as VNC