Computer security analysts are studying reports of a worm that may be circulating via a feature in Skype’s popular voice-over-IP (VoIP) service.
According to Websense a leading business firewall company, he worm spreads through Skype’s chat feature. Users receive a message asking them to download a file called "sp.exe." The executable is a Trojan horse that can steal passwords. If a user runs the Trojan it triggers another set of code to spread itself.
According to Websense a leading business firewall company, he worm spreads through Skype’s chat feature. Users receive a message asking them to download a file called "sp.exe." The executable is a Trojan horse that can steal passwords. If a user runs the Trojan it triggers another set of code to spread itself.
The first infected PCs appeared in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Korea, Websense reported on its blog on Tuesday. It said it was still investigating the issue.
I have reported a similar issues some days back about skype being vulnerable to virus and hacking attacks. Now i wonder i was so right when i wrote that article.
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