>> If you use Internet Explorer and AOL IM read below:
>>
>> http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/000275.html
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>> 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
>> http://www.twingeckos.com
>> "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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I didn't run it, but you're right it's more of a trojan than a worm.
Lot's of people fall for this sort of thing though, hense the warning :)
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