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A new computer virus surfaced in AOL’s instant messaging programme yesterday afternoon. It was contained within hours, according to experts. The worm started with a message that read “LOL LOOK AT HIM” and contained a contaminated link.
In the past, worms that infected IM programmes through a corrupted link also included a backdoor for malicious code to be installed on the users PC. It is not yet known whether or not yesterday’s infection achieved this.
The worm is thought to be a variant of the Opanki virus that surfaced on the Internet last month. IM users are warned to be just as careful with links in chat programmes as they are with eMail attachments, as there has been an increase in IM worms.
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In the past, worms that infected IM programmes through a corrupted link also included a backdoor for malicious code to be installed on the users PC. It is not yet known whether or not yesterday’s infection achieved this.
The worm is thought to be a variant of the Opanki virus that surfaced on the Internet last month. IM users are warned to be just as careful with links in chat programmes as they are with eMail attachments, as there has been an increase in IM worms.
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