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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.


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the malware arrives in an attachment in messages posing as the latest (v1.4) release of skype. legitimate downloads of the software only came out last week, so the attack is timely. if users open the infected payload on a vulnerable windows machine they will find their pcs transformed into zombie clients (theoretically at least) under the control of computer hackers.


http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/1 ... pe_trojan/


i haven't seen any info for a fix yet, so if someone has one, please post.

thanks,

dean