Be aware of the latest Skype worm, Stration worm. It is not only targeting Skype contacts, but also making its way to other popular IM clients such as AIM, Trillian, Yahoo! Messenger, Miranda and ICQ through Skype.
Chirs Boyd of FaceTime confirms,
The infection checks the registry for evidence of programs like AIM, Trillian, Yahoo Messenger, Miranda and ICQ - however, so far we’ve only seen it fire a message to an ICQ and an MSN Messenger Client.
The worm sends a link and downloadable executable file. If the user clicks the link and downloads the file, then the PC is infected with worm. The worm starts sending messages to Skype contacts.
The Spyware Guide explains the worm uses the tried and tested methods employed by similar infections over the past few months, with the ultimate payload being the Stration Worm.
Although Stration is regarded as low-risk infection and not so prevalent, but it is giving tough times to security venders creating hundreds of variants.
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