AIM virus

[joshwriting]

A few of you have let me know that you have an AIM Virus. While normally, information about it would go in Technical Difficulties, it seems this is wide-reaching enough that I would like to warn you in advance - and tell you what to do - where more people will see it.

If you got an AIM message from a friend that said something like:

did you see it!? I want to put it on myspace. but ur making a wierd face. lol http:// www.imagehoster .com/server2-25%verified/jpg/s-47fr544-H/picture002 .jpg, did you still want me to add it?
or

OMFG! this picture isnt too kinky to put in my new album... or is it? http://www. picturehosting. com/images/userfiles/96021/picture32.jpg,/i>


and you clicked on the link to see the picture, your computer now has the virus, too. The links don't actually go where the URL says it goes.

You should sign off AIM immediately to avoid infecting your buddy list, and then you should go to http://www.jayloden.com/

They have a program called AIMfix which should take care of the problem

Josh Shaine
Cross-posted on Sheroes

Comments

[joshwriting.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it will corrupt Adium or not, nor Trillian. But I also don't know what else the Trojan will do. Is it merely a corrupter of AIM? A good question, but I don't have the inclination to examine the little bug.

Perhaps one of my more daring(or bored) readers will take it apart.