AOL hit by IM virus

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Company still a top target


Iain Thomson, vnunet.com 28 Oct 2005

AOL’s instant messaging service has been hit by a virus which downloads spyware onto computers via a special website.

The virus spreads via messages on AOL’s AIM software, either saying HILARIOUS!!! Or see thing!!!, with a URL. Clicking on the link takes the user to a web page that attempts to download a Trojan onto the computer using patchable flaws in the browser.

“We have seen several versions of the URL,” said web monitor Websense, which issued an alert about the virus.“Some are up and some have been taken down. All have been hosted on personal web pages at ISPs, have had the extension of ‘.com’, prefixed by ‘~username’, and either ‘image’ or ‘pic’, followed by a number and extension.”
>>>snip http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2145038/aol-hit-im-virus

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