'Hey You' virus can steal AOL passwords
AOL users are being warned to look out for an e-mail virus that can steal their passwords. Security software firm McAfee.com has issued the alert after noticing a 100% rise in infections from the APStrojan. The strain has been around for over a year, but has been recently refined to target AOL communities. The virus is in an attachment accompanying an e-mail entitled 'Hey You'. If opened, the file attempts to steal victims' AOL account names and passwords. It perpetuates itself by reading and sending itself to friends' e-mail addresses listed in their 'buddy lists'. Victims are first alerted to the infection when they experience difficulty in shutting down their computers. More information on the whole issue is available here and here.
