Yahoo Messenger Worm Infects Internet Explorer

WingaWinga MrSouth Africa Icrontian
edited May 2006 in Science & Tech
A self-propagating worm, named yhoo32.explr, installs a piece of software called "Safety Browser" and then hijacks the Internet Explorer homepage, leading users to a site that puts spyware on their PCs.

This is the first recorded incidence of malware installing its own Web browser on a PC without the user's permission.
"This is one of oddest and more insidious pieces of malware we have encountered in years, and the first instance of a complete Web browser hijack without the user's awareness," said Tyler Wells, senior director of research at FaceTime Security Labs.
Source: Technews World

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    And these aren't illegal like viruses... Why?
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    Because they're marketing tools, not attacks.
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