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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Oscarbot, The Cool Aim Virus

Being in College there are bound to be plenty of people who contract a virus or two.
But nothing as cool as the "Check This Out" Virus
It's a pretty neatly devised trojan that writes a script for each aim user account logged on the computer that sends random messages (They are sent without your knowledge) with a link tag that spreads the same virus around and around.
The main virus or trojan, "conime.exe" sends information back to it's host which may include email addresses, passwords, or other private information. Many Aim Accounts have been hijacked and taken over because of this sly little virus.

Now if you want to get rid of this pest update your McAfee or Symantec Definitions.
Although these sites give you convenient instructions on how to remove the virus I found a much easier way to do this thanks to a fellow named Jay. He made a simple program that searches for the most common forms of the virus and then quarantines them to the desktop and cleans out your registry and aim scripts.

Here is the awesome website that provides the link for download and simple instructions.
So next time you see the words "Check out This Pic" on aim make sure not to click it as you'll probably be getting a virus and not your girlfriends hawt pix.

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