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Microsoft Messenger Virus Hits Reuters IM

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the irc-cowers-in-fear dept.

steman writes "Reuters had to temporarily shut down its private instant messaging service after being targetted by the W32/Kelvir-Re trojan. Reuters Messaging is implemented with Microsoft messenger technology and has more than 60,000 users. When activated, the Kelvir trojan sends itself to all users contacts via email and IM. Francis deSouza, chief executive of computer security provider IMLogic, said 'It just generated a flood of instant messages, so it suddenly slowed down the network for legitimate traffic. This is certainly a wake-up call, IM is just like any other communication media. The media needs to go hand-in-hand with security.'"

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  1. Jabber anyone? by tabo_peru · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm running a jabberd2 server in my company with lots of users with no problems at all. It is free, stable and has a plethora of clients for all major platforms.

    Is there a _serious_ msn-im feature that jabber lacks?

  2. "Reuters Messenging" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is "Messenging" a real word?