IM Worm On MSN, AOL, ICQ, & Yahoo Plants Rootkit

**Arch_Angel** · Dec 21, 2005, 04:26 PM

A new worm posing as a come-on to a Santa Claus site is traveling across all the major instant messaging networks, a security firm warned Tuesday, and when recipients visit the bogus site, they're infected with a file hidden from sight by a rootkit.

Read more: http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=175007154

**pogi_2nr** · Dec 21, 2005, 04:39 PM

yay!! I dont use msn, aol, icq or yahoo IM

**leoandru** · Dec 21, 2005, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by pogi_2nr

yay!! I dont use msn, aol, icq or yahoo IM

what do u use pogi ?

**Virus** · Dec 21, 2005, 07:23 PM

probably that piece of crap.. gaim

**Bl@ze** · Dec 21, 2005, 08:22 PM

i'm stiull using trillian 3.1 pro. Hope they forget to plant it in it as well

**leoandru** · Dec 21, 2005, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Bl@ze

i'm stiull using trillian 3.1 pro. Hope they forget to plant it in it as well

well I dont think you get infected via the messenger itself. Its by following the link. So if one of ur friends got the virus and sent you the link if you follow it changes are ull get it too. I know most Jamaicans who get catched by this, we dont follow such stupid links.

**BlaqMale** · Dec 21, 2005, 11:03 PM

i good to go, i think, hardly use messengers and i don't click random links but i can't speak for the other users on my home network.

**logitech** · Dec 22, 2005, 08:18 AM

Is it me alone ...
or anybody else having a problem signing into MSN messenger ??

**Virus** · Dec 22, 2005, 08:39 AM

Im in.... but msn since late has had problems signing me in??

**jerry** · Dec 22, 2005, 09:52 AM

yea my msn been giving me probs lately.

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