> If you use Internet Explorer and AOL IM read below:
>
> http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/000275.html
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Worm spreading through AOL IM?
>
> Nothing in confirmed as of yet, but reports are circulating that a virus
> is
> affecting AOL instant messaging users.
>
> According to multiple friends of mine, a message from a contact on your
> buddy
> list pops up saying- "check this out..." followed by a link with the
> following
> domain- wgutv.com. Once the link is clicked a game appears where you can
> shoot a
> cartoon character of Osama Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein. From there the
> worm
> apparently hijacks your contact list and sends the same URL out to all of
> those
> on that list.
>
> I'm reporting this now and hope to have more complete story as soon as
> possible.
> So for now, don't click a URL that says "check this out...."
>
>
> JD
> --
> JD Austin IV
> Cell: 480.204.0540
> Twin Geckos Technology Services
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> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
It appears that you have to accept a software installation if you visit
that web site, so I don't think this is really a worm. If you choose to
allow a web site to install software on your computer, well... You
deserve whatever happens to you.
Thomas
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