MSN Messenger hit by double-whammy worm

[Nomad559]

MSN Messenger hit by double-whammy worm

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The latest variant of the Bropia worm was discovered on Wednesday evening. It infects users of MSN Messenger by sending itself as a picture of a roast chicken with tan lines. It also releases a second more dangerous worm called agabot.ajc on the infected user's computer.

Adam Biviano, senior systems engineer at antivirus firm Trend Micro, said that although there have only been a handful of reported infections, Trend Micro has declared a medium risk alert because of the worm's potential to spread and steal users' bandwidth.

"The potential for damage is quite high because it drops another worm on your machine that is quite nasty and can spread through network by taking advantage of unpatched desktops and servers," said Biviano.

Biviano said this variant of Bropia can easily be avoided because it exploits vulnerabilities that could have been patched months ago and relies on users opening a file through MSN Messenger. He advises users to only open files received through MSN Messenger if they are expected -- even if they are from a contact.

[realisticphish]

1. who, better check my msn...

o, wait, no, i guess my computer doesn't GET viruses. it's nice to have a mac...:evilgrin:

microsoft bastards are paying for not updating the mac messenger in about 5 years. in any case, i found another, better third party messenger that combines aim and msn, so screw 'em


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[sendero]

2. The "geniuses"..

... at Microsoft strike again. They could not write good, secure code if their life depended on it.

On the other hand, it's hard to feel sorry for anyone who would even use MSN.