MSN Messenger Kissing Pig Virus Still on the Web

About one month ago, the folks at Panda Labs warned that a new MSN Messenger worm was spotted on the web, searching for vulnerable computers through the popular instant messaging client. The "kissing pig" worm still exists on the web, according to some users, but what's more important is that the majority of anti-virus solutions have already included protection against it. Now, how can you notice the worm? Well, it's simple. The W32/MSNworm.EI.worm was especially designed to propagate ... Read »

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