[Trend]Worm Spreads via Facebook Private Messages, Instant Messengers

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Worm Spreads via Facebook Private Messages, Instant Messengers

We recently received reports about private messages found on Facebook and distributing a link, which is a shortened URL pointing to an archive file “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com.zip”. This archive contains a malicious file named “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com” and uses the extension “.COM”. Once executed, this malware (detected as WORM_STECKCT.EVL) terminates services and processes related to antivirus (AV) software, effectively [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://blog.trendmicro.com">TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro</a><br/><br/><a href="http://blog.trendmicro.com/worm-spreads-via-facebook-private-messages-instant-messengers/">Worm Spreads via Facebook Private Messages, Instant Messengers</a></p>
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