The F-Secure detected another Skype worm, it spreads by sending a message with a malware link to all online friends in Skype’s contact list using the Skype API.
Before sending the message, it sets the infected Skype user’s status to DND (Do Not Disturb). After clicking the link, it is redirected and malware file is downloaded. After this it will show you a picture of a lightly dressed woman. The link also directs users to some Web sites with information about Africa.
F-Secure calls the worm “IM-Worm:W32/Pykse.A,”
Before sending the message, it sets the infected Skype user’s status to DND (Do Not Disturb). After clicking the link, it is redirected and malware file is downloaded. After this it will show you a picture of a lightly dressed woman. The link also directs users to some Web sites with information about Africa.
F-Secure calls the worm “IM-Worm:W32/Pykse.A,”
source: F-Secure and blogvoip.it
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