New Worm Chats with Users on AIM

goldseries writes "CNet is reporting that a new IM worm chats with users to get them to down load a file containing a virus. The virus replicates its self and sends its self out to user's buddy lists. The virus will reply 'lol no this is not a virus.' The virus hides users from seeing the messages sent out to members of their buddy list. Viruses are evolving; now they will even talk to you."

Comments

Another reason to use Firefox

[Admodieus]

If your default browser is Firefox, even if you click on a link like this by accident you'll be ok. I've accidentally clicked a few of these links (as they've come from people I've known to protect their comps) and Firefox provides that nice download summary giving you the extension/file type. Since they're all .pif or something like that, you can easily avoid infecting your computer. Although I must say, a bot that chats with people to download it is pretty sophisticated. I wonder how long it'll be until they disguise worms as AIM updates or upgrades.

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[TheStonepedo]

Definitely insightfully funny. It takes a real dumbass to click a link that says "http://www.buddypic.com/blahblahblah.jpg*" but shows a URL of "http://www.uploadavirus.com/gotcha.exe*".

*Names have been changed to protect... something.