IM Worm Spreading on Yahoo Messenger

Author: Donald Sears
minute read

A smiley-faced instant message with a photo link
posing as if it’s from someone on your buddy list is actually spreading
misery worldwide in the form of a worm on Yahoo Instant Messenger: The
IM ultimately delivers a worm that allows an attacker to take over the
victim’s machine, not to mention spread itself among the victim’s
contact list. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]

A smiley-faced instant message with a photo link
posing as if it’s from someone on your buddy list is actually spreading
misery worldwide in the form of a worm on Yahoo Instant Messenger: The
IM ultimately delivers a worm that allows an attacker to take over the
victim’s machine, not to mention spread itself among the victim’s
contact list. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]

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