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Old 09-10-2007, 08:02 PM   #1
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2007...pcworld/137007

I'm not a Skype user, but apparently there is a virus out there.
Just F.Y.I.
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Old 09-10-2007, 08:30 PM   #2
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At least two security vendors, F-Secure Corp. and Kaspersky Lab Ltd., have updated their software to detect the worm, Arak wrote.
This is why I switched to Kaspersky... they had the update out with-in two hours,
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Doesn't skype send out their own security updates?
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Re: Skype Users Beware!
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2007...pcworld/137007

I'm not a Skype user, but apparently there is a virus out there.
Just F.Y.I.
it's a worm; and, IMHO, if you're stupid enough to go through all of those steps to save and execute an unknown file from an unknown user with an extension that isn't what you were expecting, then ... well ... you kinda deserve what's coming to you.
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