Worm pretends to be iTunes
04:11 - Wednesday 20 July 2005 by Wolfgang Gruener
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: worm, pretends, to, be, itunes Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: worm, pretends, to, be, itunes Category : Miscellaneous
A worm targeting Windows operating systems hides in a file named itunes.exe, and will try distributing itself over AIM.
Antivirus maker Trend Micro says the Opanki worm’s name may trick people into thinking it is a legitimate file associated with Apple’s iTunes Music Store. But if it is executed, the worm will try to spread via AIM.
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