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Comments on: Skype worm leaps onto MSN

Worms gonna turn... 

Posted Thursday 24th May 2007 19:04 GMT

Hmmmm... wonder if this little bugger can infect Kubuntu? No it can't... another good moment to leave the clutches of Redmond I think ;-)

lazy reporting 

Posted Thursday 24th May 2007 19:43 GMT

Yes, can you please mention "this affects Windows users" or something. It's not an issue for Mac or Linux or other systems.

You know most will click the link :S 

Posted Thursday 24th May 2007 20:15 GMT

I had just seen a study done where a web site was setup with a link named "download virus here" I wish I could find the post but was sad to see how many people actualy clicked the link. Of course, there was no real virus used in the study.

No, its not 

Posted Thursday 24th May 2007 20:21 GMT

Why would a pif file infect non-windows machines?

duhh. teh reg 

Posted Friday 25th May 2007 00:22 GMT

http://www.theregister.com/2007/05/17/spoof_malware_campaign/

Why would you assume... 

Posted Friday 25th May 2007 00:25 GMT

that most people would know what a .pif file is? Its not as if its a file format that people come across frequently...

This was predicted... 

Posted Friday 25th May 2007 10:41 GMT

Cross network worms were one of the subjects of one presentation that I did with some friends during last Blackhat Europe. I would say that's just the first evolution. If they follow the points discussed during the presentation more things are coming. :-)

BTW... the link to the presentation 

Posted Friday 25th May 2007 10:42 GMT

https://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-europe-07/Fucs-Paes-de-Barros-Pereira/Presentation/bh-eu-07-barros.pdf