Skype Users Slammed by New Virus

According to F-Secure, the new worm targeting Skype users creates several startup keys for itself in the Windows Registry and even modifies the Windows hosts file to block access to antivirus vendor sites. The new Skype worm also terminates processes belonging to antivirus software and copies itself to removable drives so it can replicate.

 

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http://www.enterprise-security-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=55236

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