Skype: Vorsicht vor einem Wurm

Im Heartbeat-Blog von Skype heißt es:

"Skype has learned that a computer virus called “w32/Ramex.A” is affecting users of Skype for Windows. Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on a web link that can infect the computer of the person who receives the message.

Please note that Skype users ONLY become infected after they have downloaded the link and run the malicious software. The chat message, of which there are several versions, is cleverly written and may appear to be a legitimate chat message, which may fool some users into clicking on the link."

Die meisten Anti-Viren-Hersteller haben bereits entsprechende Updates für ihre Software fertiggestellt, es ist also ratsam, seine Anti-Viren-Software auf den neuesten Stand zu bringen (das sollte aber eigentlich selbstverständlich sein).

Mehr dazu im Heartbeat-Blog.