Skype Worm Jumps to ICQ, MSN
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New variant of the Stration Skype worm, can also propagate using the ICQ and MSN Messenger Networks.
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Called W32.Funner, the worm upon infection attempts to spread itself through the host&#39;s MSN Messenger contact list. Apart from altering Windows&#39; host file and adding nearly 1000 URLs, the worm also attempts
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Also: Windows worm travels with Tetris [News.com Extra]
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CHECK out this animation of Bush, so says a message popping up in your MSN Messenger. And if you click on the link that follows to see the US President letting his hair down, you will unwittingly invite a worm to do some fast-paced moves inside your computer, according to MicroWorld Technologies.
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Skype patches a critical vulnerability that forced it to dump features from its VoIP and chat software to prevent attackers from hijacking Windows PCs.
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A worm that has the capability to using webcams to spy on users is circulating across the Net.
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Malware arrives in an e-mail message, launches denial of service attack.
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(InfoWorld) - Skype users are under attack from aÂ new wormÂ that spreads through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application'sÂ chat feature. The attack begins when a user receives an instant message containing a link from someone in their contact list or an unknown Skype user, said Villu Arak, a Skype spokesman based in Tallinn, Estonia. There are several versions of the chat messages, which are "cleverly written" to fool users, Arak wrote on the Skype heartbeat blog. The link appears to contain a JPEG photo file, but if clicked causes the Windows run/save dialog box to appear, which asks whether the user wants to save or run a ".scr" file. The file is malicious software that can then access a user's PC via Skype's API (application programming interface). The malicious file has been named W32/Ramex.A. "Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on a web link that can infect" their computers, Arak wrote. To avoid trouble, users should not download the file. At least two security vendors, F-Secure and Kaspersky Lab, have updated their software to detect the worm, Arak wrote. Instant message programs are another way hackers can try to gain control over PCs. Access to one person's instant messenger or e-mail account can mean contact details for many others, allowing hackers to use malicious e-mails or instant messages to lure victims into downloading malicious software. Â
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Lithuanians and Jacko's chimp top suspects Miscreants have created a worm that uses the chat function built into Skype to spread.â¦
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An invitation to chat by Webcam could come with malicious code.
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Users will receive free warnings of worms and viruses targeting their chat client.
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A new worm has surfaced affecting the AOL Instant Messenger network, security firm FaceTime reported this week. The malware disguises itself as a JPEG image to deliver a Trojan horse onto a PC when executed.
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Skype Ltd. has patched a critical vulnerability that had forced it to cull several features from its VoIP and chat software to stop attackers from hijacking users' PCs.
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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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A programming error in Skype could let hackers use "Add Video" feature to run malicious code on the victim's system.
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A new worm has been discovered in the wild that&#39;s not just settling for invading users&#39; PCs - it wants to invade their homes too.
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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.