A new virus is in town, and this time it's aimed right at the newly released microsoft beta ''Windows Live Messenger''. The virus has been going arround disguised as itself being a copy of the beta. The virus called ''Virkel.F'' connects to a botserver and then sends a link to all contacts in someones contact list.
Once this has happened that computer can know be used to attack and infect other computers and even send spam emails adresses stored on the computer. The file was named BETA8WEBINSTALL.EXE, and can be downloaded off a site saying that the client was leaked.
F-Secure security software company says to watch out for this file as as it will always contain the recipient's e-mail address.
Once this has happened that computer can know be used to attack and infect other computers and even send spam emails adresses stored on the computer. The file was named BETA8WEBINSTALL.EXE, and can be downloaded off a site saying that the client was leaked.
F-Secure security software company says to watch out for this file as as it will always contain the recipient's e-mail address.
