Jan 23 2007

MSN password stealer released as torrent

  • Written by soulxtc
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Malware designed to steal users’ Windows Live Messenger password has been released onto the net. The password stealer was released for download via BitTorrent earlier this week by a hacker using the handle “Our Godfather”.

The malware comes in the form of an IMB download confirmed by anti-virus firm Sophos as containing a password-stealing Trojan horse. Victims would need to be tricked into downloading and executing the malware, which might be renamed in a bid to disguise its identity, in order for the exploit to work.
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“It displays a fake Windows Live Messenger Login Screen and prompts for login details. Username and password are captured and stored in C:pas.txt,” explained Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley.

Sophos has named the malware as MSNfake-M and added protection against the code to its security software packages. Other anti-virus firms can be expected to follow suit.

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  1. NFSU2FREAK

    you know as people start to use yahoo to talk to people with hotmail addresses it wont matter if they have these password and username stealer`s software because nobody will need to use msn live messenger again just use the new yahoo and add all your msn buddies to it ha beat that hackers BOOYA!!!

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