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Santa IM Worm Hits AOL, MSN and Yahoo

Posted by samzenpus on from the bad-santa dept.

elmtree95 writes "CNET News reports A Santa Claus worm is attempting to trick America Online, Microsoft MSN and Yahoo instant-messaging users into clicking on a file that delivers unwanted software to a victim's computer. The IM.GiftCom.All worm attempts to dupe IM users into thinking an acquaintance has sent them a link to a harmless Santa Claus file. IM security vendor ELMTree Software has released a patch to their ChatPatrol (www.chatpatrol.com) product to address this issue."

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  1. gotta love free advertising by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    elmtree95 writes.... IM security vendor ELMTree Software has released a patch to their ChatPatrol

    'nuff said

  2. Dear Santa.w32... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please, please don't bring me any gifts. The bicycle you fired at me last year from your bicycle gun really tore up my insides.

    -- AIM user

  3. Santa's Motives by setirw · · Score: 5, Funny

    better !pout !cry
    better watchout
    lpr why
    santa claus town
    cat /etc/passwd >list
    ncheck list
    ncheck list
    cat list | grep naughty >nogiftlist
    cat list | grep nice >giftlist
    santa claus town
    who | grep sleeping
    who | grep awake
    who | egrep 'bad|good'
    for (goodness sake) {
    be good
    }

    Dang, I guess he really meant the last three lines!!

    --
    This message printed on 100% post-consumer recycled electrons.
    1. Re:Santa's Motives by ErichTheWebGuy · · Score: 5, Funny
      Personally, I woulda said:
      mv /etc/northpole/santaclaus ~/town
      But that's just me :P
      --
      bash: rtfm: command not found
  4. Technically You're Wrong by Afecks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It delivers it to anyone... it only works on Windows.

    Sorry but if you want to nitpick, be prepared to receive the same.