Links to a worm that implants a nasty rootkit on a users computer pop up on AOL Instant Messenger network. The URL (uniform resource locator) is passed through instant messages on AOL chat rooms and Buddy List. W32/Sdbot-ADD transmits the lockx.exe rootkit, which allows an attacker to monitor or download files. Some versions of the URL have been taken down, and all were hosted on personal Web pages, the company said.”]
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