Chod.B E-mail worm graduates to Instant Messaging
‘A worm that first disguised itself as an e-mail from computer vendors is now attempting to trick MSN Messenger users into executing malicious files.
The Chod.B worm, which was first discovered on April Fools’ Day, spreads via e-mail purportedly from Microsoft and security companies Symantec and Trend Micro.
When using the MSN Messenger instant-messaging client as its propagation tool, the virus sends out messages to contacts from the infected user’s address book, warning them that they are about to receive a file. The virus then sends a file designed to infect the recipient’s system.
Adam Biviano, Trend Micro’s senior systems engineer, said the development is “alarming” because the technique mimics the behavior of a real IM user.’
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