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Thursday, June 15, 2006
MSN Messenger Worm Spreads
A new worm that seems to be based on an old design (BlackAngel.B / W32/BlackAngel.B.worm) is slowly spreading over the MSN. If you use MSN for chatting only accept files from people and/or sources you trust - even then take all the usual precautions. Best practise is to use a safer IM client such as GAIM for chatting and ONLY chatting - file transfers are best accomplished other ways if you must.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 1:26.45 PM EDT | Permanent Link
| Categories: Alternative Applications, Best Practices, Instant Messaging, Security Alerts
| Categories: Alternative Applications, Best Practices, Instant Messaging, Security Alerts
