A malicious Trojan horse that is circulating as an e-mail attachment purports to be the newest release of Skype’s Internet telephone software. The attachment contains a variant of the IRCbot Trojan horse, according to MessageLabs Ltd. The malware is installing itself, altering the registry and shutting down shared access and Microsoft Corp.s Windows update services. Users who launch the attachment see a fake “installation error” box on their screens. The company said in a statement that it doesnt use e-mails to inform users the latest version of its software.”]
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