A new breed of malicious IM bots are duping users into activating and spreading IM worm payloads with interactive chat, according to IMLogic. A malicious bot dubbed “IM.Myspace04.AIM” is being broadcast over the AOL Instant Messaging network. Once one computer is infected, the bot targets its next victim with messages that appear to come from a friendly source. That message attempts to persuade the recipient to download malicious content.
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IM Virus Chats Up Its Victims
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire December 7, 2005 10:28 AMA new breed of malicious IM bots are duping users into activating and spreading IM worm payloads with interactive chat, according to IMLogic. A malicious bot dubbed “IM.Myspace04.AIM” is being broadcast over the AOL Instant Messaging network. Once one computer is infected, the bot targets its next victim with messages that appear to come from a friendly source. That message attempts to persuade the recipient to download malicious content.