A new AOL Instant Messenger worm called SDBot.add has been discovered which installs the Lockx.exe rootkit on your computer, and redirects your searches to eza1netsearch.com.

A rootkit (also known as “root kit”) is a usually undetectable piece of malicious software which, once installed, allows someone to have full root (master) access to your computer. Once the Lockx.exe rootkit has been installed, it opens a direct connection to an IRC channel, through which people can take control of your computer.

IIn addition to installing the Lockx.exe rootkit, SDBot.add installs…

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