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IM worm stains the magic of Christmas

IM worm stains the magic of Christmas

Molly Wood Former Executive Editor
Molly Wood was an executive editor at CNET, author of the Molly Rants blog, and host of the tech show, Always On. When she's not enraging fanboys of all stripes, she can be found offering tech opinions on CBS and elsewhere, and offering opinions on everything else to anyone who will listen.
Molly Wood
A new IM worm tricks you into opening a , and then installs a root kit on your PC that lets the cracker use your own IM contacts to trick more people. The worm is considered a medium threat--probably because the fat bearded guy isn't the most compelling picture they could have chosen.