No IM is safe - New IM Worm tagets SKype
By Samir on Apr 16 2007 [Mon] | EMail This Post | 4,645 Views No CommentsI wrote before that Yahoo IM has worm issues. Usually it is done through sending online or offline message containing malicious link.
ALWAYS be careful about clicking any link — Even if it is from most trustable person. Chances are — it was not sent by him.
After yahoo, now it is Skype’s turn — another popular IM.
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The worm, dubbed Pykse.A, is similar to threats that affect instant-messaging applications. A targeted Skype user will receive a chat message with text and a Web link that looks like it goes to a JPEG file on a Web site, F-Secure said on its Web site.
Clicking the link will redirect the user to a malicious file. The file, after executing, will send a malicious link to all online contacts in a Skype user’s list and will show a picture of a scantily clad woman, F-Secure said. In addition, it sets the user’s Skype status message to “Do Not Disturb,” the security firm said.
Pykse also visits a number of Web sites that don’t host any malicious code and a site that appears to count infected machines, F-Secure said. The Finnish security company doesn’t list any particular malicious payload for Pykse other than it spreading and visiting Web sites. The IM worm affects Skype users running Windows.
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BE CAREFUL !!
BOTTOM LINE - While clicking any link.. think twice !
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