Worm With Rootkit Package Loose On AIM

Posted by Zonk on Sunday October 30, 2005 @02:29PM from the aol-and-a-rootkit-ouch dept.

Mr0624 writes "According to a recent article on C|Net a new worm is swiftly spreading via AIM to many computers. It delivers a brutal root-kit which bypasses security software and takes control of a PC." From the article: "The worm was spotted in an AOL IM chatroom and infected one of the PCs that FaceTime uses for worm bait. The company said it also has seen the pest hit other computers. 'It is still out there, and it is definitely something the user should be leery of ... The rootkit is designed to not be detected, and that is the scary part.'"

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iChat + OS X by ian+rogers · 2005-10-30 14:44 · Score: 1, Redundant

I sure hope I don't get pwnd.
A little harder that that. by abb3w · 2005-10-31 04:45 · Score: 1, Redundant

Sure a woman can block pop ups, all she has to do is giggle.
Not quite that simple; she has to point and giggle.

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