New 'wormable' attack prompts Skype to stop all video access
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Skype Ltd. has blocked access to its video-adding feature, Metacafe, citing a new proof-of-concept that shows how hackers could use the feature to hijack a user's PC.
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The recent spate of malware attacks propagating throughout the user base of the Skype Internet calling system illustrates a broader trend toward cyber-criminals moving to take advantage of VOIP platforms as they become increasingly popular.
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Blog: Low ransom request and a self-termination date on the code suggest this is a test attack.
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Streaming malware Video clips from YouTube might come booby-trapped with malware, security watchers warn.â¦
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IM in peril Malware miscreants have created the first worm targeting Skype that's also capable over other instant messaging networks, such as MSN and ICQ.â¦
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Experts are not in agreement about reports that a password-stealing worm may be spreading via the popular Skype VoIP service, but they're closely studying reports of the spreading infection.
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Video site YouTube is launching filtering tools to clamp down on video sharing without permission.
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InfoWorld - Skype users are under attack from a&#160;new worm&#160;that spreads through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application&#39;s&#160;chat feature.
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Dial M for Malware The authors of the prolific Warezov worm are targeting users of Skype.â¦
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GNUCitizen is describing an apparent vulnerability that could use VoIP to trick people into revealing personal data.
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(InfoWorld) - Computer security analysts are studying reports of a worm that may be circulating via a feature in Skype's popular VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service. Security vendor Websense said the worm spreads through Skype's chat feature. Users receive a message asking them to download a file called "sp.exe." The executable is a Trojan horse that can steal passwords. If a user runs the Trojan it triggers another set of code to spread itself. The first infected PCs appeared in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Korea, Websense reported on its blog on Tuesday. It said it was still investigating the issue. Not all security experts were in agreement, however. F-Secure received a sample of the worm and determined that it did not, in fact, target Skype, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer. "What's clear is, there's no massive worm outbreak with Skype at the moment," Hypponen said. "We are following the situation." The SANS Internet Storm Center said it was "hearing some details of a new worm spreading via Skype IM" and asked for more information in a posting on its site. Websense said the executable appears to be encrypted with NTKrnl Secure Suite Packer, a polymorphic encryption program that makes files look unique to different detection engines. The original site that hosted the code is not serving it any more, Websense said. Â
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Dubbed MyDoom.AH by security firms, this latest variant in the MyDoom family of worms is exploiting the recently publicised vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer&#39;s (IE) IFRAME buffer overflow.
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A flaw in a widely used DSL home gateway in the U.K. could enable a hacker to make unauthorized voice over IP calls.
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Greynet Enterprise Manager software will manage Skype clients that will allow IT administrators to do things like turn off Skype file-sharing, network-wide.
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Software is designed to allow free video calls between Skype users with Windows or Mac machines.
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Research experts at FaceTime Security Labs(TM), the threat research division of IM and greynet security leader FaceTime Communications, today identified and reported a new worm known as W32.pipeline that is propagating over AOL Instant Messenger.
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Skype expert Michael Gough examines the top five security misconceptions about the free peer-to-peer VoIP/IM application.