Re: AIM virus / worm

From: Steven (steven_at_lovebug.org)
Date: 10/28/05

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    To: "Michael Gargiullo" <mgargiullo@pvtpt.com>, <incidents@securityfocus.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:39:33 -0400

    Yes,

    These are some of the very common backdoor/IRC client worms that are
    spreading. They probably have slightly different code so they are not
    picked up by AV software for a while. They will spread through
    AIM/MSN/Yahoo! via messages saying just like you posted.

    Steven

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Michael Gargiullo" <mgargiullo@pvtpt.com>
    To: <incidents@securityfocus.com>
    Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 4:26 PM
    Subject: AIM virus / worm

    > Has any one seen this before... Google showed no results...
    >
    > Instant message from a friend on your buddy list with a link like so...
    >
    > see this!! http://home.comcast.net/~svyskocil/image0088.com
    >
    > and
    >
    > HILARIOUS!! http://home.earthlink.net/~ylee92504/pic0041.com
    >
    > Symantec corp with defs from yesterday don't detect anything in the com
    > file, but it does propagate when executed.
    >
    >

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