7.21.2005

AIM users beware...

According to InternetNews, A worm packing a malicious punch is on the loose disguised as a music file making its way through the wild via AOL's Instant Messenger.

Here's what I understand:
1. It poses as an iTunes file named "iTunes.exe"
2. Once downloaded, the WORM_OPANKI.Y sends a message to users' online contacts with the text: "this picture never gets old."
3. A link in the message sends you to a page where you're asked to download a picture file.
4. If you download the file... BAM. Spyware is activated on your computer via backdoor access.

AIM users: BEWARE.

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