New AIM Instant Messenger Worm Impersonates iTunes
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The newest worm in the big apple known as the Internet is worm_opaniki.y, also known as Oscabot-L. What makes Opaniki.y unique is that it impersonates iTunes, by sending itself around disguised as “iTunes.exe”.
Propogating itself across AOL’s Instant Messenger platform, AIM, Opaniki.y / Oscabot-L tricks unwary users into clicking on it by making them think that it is associated with a legitimate product, iTunes, piggy-backing on the success of Apple’s wildly popular music software for both Mac and Windows.
Once clicked on and installed, Opaniki.y sets about sending a self-propogating message to everyone in the host user’s AIM buddy list.
According to a TrendMicro advisory, Oscabot-L (Opaniki.y) also “connects to …
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