Another Trojan horse is spreading through the Internet telephone network of Skype.
The malicious code, known as both Warezov and Stration, is similar to an earlier version detected in February, but with a new URL and a new version of the malicious code, according to an alert posted Thursday by Websense.
Websense warns Skype users to watch for the message "Check up this," with a URL containing a hyperlink.
The code itself isn't self-propogating but when it runs, the URL is sent to everyone on the user's contact list.
When users click on the link, they are redirected to a site that is hosting a file named file_01.exe. Users are then prompted to run the file and if they do, several other files are downloaded and run. The downloaded files are other versions of the Waresov/Stration malicious code.
Once the Trojan is installed in a system, it tries to connect to a Yahoo Inc. mail server to send an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) message.
However, that server doesn't appear to be operating, according to Websense.
Skype, a division of eBay, offers a number of Internet-based services, including VoIP and instant messaging.
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New Trojan calls on SkypeBy Anonymous on March 26, 2007, 12:33 pmAnother good reason not to run Windows! Re: New Trojan calls on Skype.
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Gee. The Linux and OSX Versions Aren't AffectedBy Anonymous on March 26, 2007, 1:26 pmSo is this really a Skype Vulnerability, or is it just used as a vector to spread the trojan infection? Once again Network World proves it's nothing more than...
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Re: Another good reasonBy Anonymous on March 26, 2007, 3:01 pmhmmmm, how about the actual user takes responsibility for there actions, according to the article this trojan like many requires the user to download and run an...
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New Trojan calls on SkypeBy Anonymous on March 27, 2007, 1:26 amI don't think the headline is reasonable given the mode of operation of the Trojan is not through the VoIP component of Skype but through the instant messaging
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Just another blindly idiotic Windows haterBy Anonymous on March 29, 2007, 12:29 pm The only reason you see more viruses, Trojans, worms etc. targeting Windows is that that's what the majority of users on the net are running. If Linux was the...
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Open your mind and help othersBy Anonymous on March 31, 2007, 12:27 pmYou will be amazed to know that my computer-little-literate homemate, who is a traveling salesman on the road 6 days a week with his notebook, turned to Linux in...
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