Santa Claus Worm Strikes Instant Messaging Users

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Santa Claus Worm Strikes Instant Messaging Users

12-21-2005, 08:48 AM,

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Santa Claus Worm Strikes Instant Messaging Users

Quote:A new instant-messaging worm called IM.GiftCom.All is making the rounds this holiday season. ...the worm attempts to get users of the instant-messaging networks run by America Online Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to visit a seemingly festive Web site featuring Santa Claus.

The message comes from someone already present on a user's "buddy list," ... It contains a supposed link to a URL (uniform resource locator) starting with "santaclause.aol.com/....."

...Once resident on a system, the file tries to shut down antivirus software and collects personal information that can be redistributed over the Internet.

full article: http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/12/2...ml?9809798

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