Virus Targets Skype Users Via Instant Messages
Anti-virus firm Sophos warns users to be wary of a "Mal/Pykse-A" worm that spreads through Skype instant messages. The worm poses as link of a model in wearing stiletto heels before infecting the PC with a virus and installing the worm.
Some sites contain an invisible frame that takes content from online advertising companies while the others seem to just have mirrors of a legitimate page but really contain malicious content.
"Once it's up and running, the Pykse worm attempts to connect to a number of remote Web sites, presumably in an attempt to generate advertising revenue for them by increasing their number of 'hits," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
