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W32/MSNworm.EI.worm, which spreads via the MSN Messenger and displays a funny picture of a little pig sending you a kiss while it is infecting your computer.

MSNworm.EI is a worm whose main objective is to spread and affect as many computers as possible. The means it uses to spread is the instant messaging program MSN Messenger.

Additionally, it downloads the backdoor detected as IRCBot.BWB to the affected computer. The variants belonging to the IRCBot family are designed to connect to several IRC servers and receive remote control commands.

MSNworm.EI is easy to recognize, as it reaches the computer via the instant messaging program MSN Messenger, in an instant message which contains a file.

When the file is run, the following image is displayed:

source: www.pandasecurity.com | pandalabs.pandasecurity.com

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You’ve taken this course in internet safety and learnt all that there is to learn about how to avoid viruses and worms. You have installed advanced virus scanners, so nothing can pass through your email program and infect your Operating System, nor be downloaded from the internet or from a removable medium. You have installed the latest and the greatest in firewalls, so no worm can take advantage of open ports on your system. You are careful not to download, execute or use programs from any source other than well known, trusted groups or companies, like the vendor of your Operating System, or maybe the Free Software Foundation. All in all, you have got your system locked down very tightly, and fully expect to remain free of malware for the rest of your days.

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Beware of worms in your computer. When I say worms, in case you are a complete newbie in the field, you should know that they are not real worms. Worms are, in fact, a kind of program which enter your pc. You will never know, but in your computer will reside a program foreign to your needs. And in probability it, or more likely they will steal your delicate information for somebody with doubtful motives.

Does that sound like a thriller in the making? Well, it should, but also, it is the truth. Last year, bank frauds cost decent people around the world billions of dollars. And most of the money that got siphoned was lost due to faulty security. Your computer might be the next target.

Unaware, you might invite that Trojan Horse which will ruin your finances for good for the rest of your life. Therefore, be careful. Do not let worms into your computer as you would never let worms in your food.

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