Skype worm gives Bubble trouble!
Skype is warning users to be on guard against a new computer worm that arrives disguised as a chat invitation via Skype's built-in instant messaging feature.
The worm, which goes by the names as either Ramex, Skipi or Pykspa, is making its rounds in a Skype chat invite promising erotic pictures to recipients who click on the included link.
Users who click are prompted to download and run a copy of an image. This file/image takes advantage of Skype's public application program interface (API) to access the PC. The worm then disables security software on the victim's machine, blasts a copy of itself out to everyone in the user's Skype contacts lists, and drops a program on the infected PC that steals passwords and other sensitive information.
It's unclear how many victims Ramex has claimed but entries on Skype-related forums posted on Monday provide evidence that it's causing a fair amount of trouble. Skype's heartbeat blog contains an entry on the worm that contains manual removal instructions.
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