Moshe - This is not a worm. It's adware. It's really not even deceptive. It merely takes advantage of the fact that users do not read the 'Security Warning' boxes that pop up when installing applications off of the web. If you go to the site and read the Terms of Service for this application, it clearly states that it is free and in exchange for this free game, they will periodically use your Instant Messenger to send advertisements to all of the people on your Buddy list. McAfee detects it as adware with the 4323 DAT file. They also have information on how to remove it. Tim.... -----Original Message----- From: Moshe Jacobson [mailto:moshe@runslinux.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:52 AM To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Subject: AIM worm spreading around? I have had little success in finding information on the AIM worm that seems to be going around now. It affects the official AOL Instant Messenger client only, it seems. Once you click on this link (and there are different endings to the URL each time, in place of the YUAF): http://www.wgutv.com/osama_capture.php?YUAF and you install the program, it starts sending that link to everyone else on your buddy list. I'm not sure if it does any damage. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks, Moshe -- Moshe Jacobson -- http://runslinux.net -- AIM: Jehsom | This message is strictly confidential; it should be shown to nobody | | except the listed addressee(s). If you've received this message in | | error, please promptly delete it and notify the sender. |
