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Say hello to the Skype Trojan |
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| Fri, October 21 2005 | 9:45AM | PermaLink |
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"Virus writers are targeting Skype users with a new Trojan that poses as the latest version of the popular VoIP software.
Net security firm MessageLabs has detected and blocked more than 800 copies of a new variant of the MyTob (AKA Fanbot) Trojan, which is being distributed by email. References and nicknames contained in the code lead MessageLabs to conclude that the malware was probably created by a well known Chinese black hat hacker and not the original author of the malware strain.
Maksym Schipka, a senior antivirus researcher at MessageLabs, said the malware is the first he's aware of that mentions Skype and as such represents a new theme for social engineering attacks."
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