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Social-Network Worm-Squirm

 

Internet security firm Kaspersky have detected two new worms appearing from MySpace and Facebook which contain a payload which joins your machine to a botnet – and Kaspersky seem to think that the botnets will be used for a number of malicious purposes: DOS attacks? Hacking the Pentagon? Cheating at DOOM!!!? Who knows?

A few of the dodgy comments posted on MySpace and Facebook :-

  • Paris Hilton Tosses Dwarf On The Street
  • Examiners Caught Downloading Grades From The Internet
  • Hello; You must see it!!! LOL. My friend catched you on hidden cam
  • Is it really celebrity? Funny Moments and many others.

  • These comments lead on to a link to a bogus You-Tube clone, which asks you to download the latest Flash player; at which a file called “codecsetup.exe” – a network worm – downloads to the victim’s machine.

    Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpace

    Kaspersky said its security suite detected the threats proactively and signatures were added to the database on July 31, 2008.

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