BlackAngel.B worm spreading via Microsoft's MSN Messenger

**Shady** · 06-14-2006, 11:29 PM

check this out
http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/06/14/blackangelb_worm/

**Shady** · 06-14-2006, 11:46 PM

The link is working for me
anyway here is the article

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Glendale (CA) - A new worm that carries a message reminiscent of movies such as "The Ring" or "FearDotCom" is currently making rounds in the MSN Messenger community according to antivirus specialist Panda Security.

Once it has infected a computer BlackAngel.B uses the instant messenger to send messages to all the contacts in a user's list, disguising itself as a video called "Fantasma" (Ghost). If opened, an image carrying the caption "En el 1er día te espantas, en el 2° te desesperas, en el 3° buscas ayuda y en el 4° mueres" - "on the 1st day you get scared, on the 2nd you get desperate, on the 3rd you look for help and on the 4th you die" appears on the screen, Panda said.
Besides showing a picture, the BlackAngel.B code makes several modifications to the system, which include closing different security applications (antivirus programs, firewalls, etc.) to avoid detection. It also tries to close a number of windows (Windows Task Manager, Control Panel, Registry Editor, System Configuration Utility, System Restore) so that the user cannot use operating system configuration tools, according to Panda.
To be impacted with the worm, users have to actively download the code. Messenger conversations initiated by the worm carry texts like "jaja look a that" or "mira este video" as well as a web address from where it is downloaded.

Panda did not provide information about the payload of the BlackAngel.B worm.

atomic · 06-15-2006, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by shadyi

The link is working for me
anyway here is the article

Thanks for the heads up shadyi.

Arm_Pit3 · 06-15-2006, 12:36 AM

Ther is several going around for AIM too.

bigsaucybob · 06-15-2006, 12:39 AM

Wow, thats kinda freaky.

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Arm_Pit3 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 434	Ther is several going around for AIM too.