Worm Spreading Through Skype Instant Messages

A malicious worm spreading through Skype instant messages threatens to take control of a victim's machine and hold its contents for ransom. The issue, which was first brought to light by GFI, tricks users into downloading a ZIP file by displaying the socially-engineered message, "lol is this your new profile pic?" along with a link that also spreads the message to other Skype users.

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