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Windows 7: AV-killing worm spreads via Facebook chat and IM clients

01 Sep 2012   #1

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AV-killing worm spreads via Facebook chat and IM clients

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A rather industrious piece of malware that - among other things - paves the way for other malware by disabling AV solutions and software update modules has been spotted spreading via several Instant Messaging applications (ICQ, Skype, GTalk, Pidgin, MSN, YIM) and Facebook:
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