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Symantec Corp. researchers said that the "Storm Trojan," aka "Peacomm," is
now spreading via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Google Talk and Yahoo Messenger.

An alert to some Symantec customers pegged the new infection vector as
"insidious" because the message -- such as the cryptic "LOL ;)" -- and the
included URL can be dynamically updated by the attacker. Even worse,
according to Alfred Huger, senior director of Symantec's security response
team, "it injects a message and URL only into already-open windows. It's not
just some random message that pops up, but it appears only to people [you are]
already talking to. That makes the approach very effective."

see the original article here

IM USERS: CAVEAT EMPTOR! :knock:
 
btw: I would like to see a forum dedicated to this kind of ALERTS
with references to the original sources (for credibility).

Yea it's truely security related, but a separate forum would assist users to
review and find current information more readily.
 
That might not be bad idea jobeard. If you put in a request in our Site feedback and suggestions forum, I`m sure Julio will consider it and give his verdict.

Regards Howard :)
 
So the only way it could be installed would be by clicking a link in the IM?

Or would any open browser windows immediately change location, to a malicious site that would use active content?
 
kitty500cat said:
So the only way it could be installed would be by clicking a link in the IM?

Or would any open browser windows immediately change location, to a malicious site that would use active content?
It's not browser related (IE, FF, Opera) but the IM client on the system,
and no, you don't have to click a thing to get infected!
:mad: :knock: :hotbounce :evil: :dead: :blackeye: and any/all other emotions one can express in public.
 
so when I'm talking to Rik (the only guy I have the PM address for) this thing could infect me? I know essentially nothing about IM.
 
anyone on your buddy list can infect you --
very similar to enabling file/print sharing --
it only takes one bad apple and not even by bad intent.
 
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