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If you have received a Skype message, asking something like 'Hey, is this your Skype profile pic?', you should ignore it and never click on a link, which is also included into the body of this message. According to our research center, it will lead you to a dangerous virus, Dorkbot worm, which is actively spread using this service at the moment. We have already seen other versions? of Dorkbot on Facebook and Twitter, so now it seems that it's Skype's turn. Typically, this campaign is based on a message, which looks like it was sent by one of your friends but in reality is used to infect computer with Dorkbot worm and include the machine into the botnet. Every PC user? can also be included into the distribution of this worm against his/hers will if computer is infected with this threat. As a result, all victim's Skype friends will keep receiving 'Hey, is this your Skype profile pic?' message. Here is how this? misleading message looks like: lol is this your new profile pic? http://goo.gl/[REDACTED]?img=[USERNAME] Clicking on the misleadingly named link downloads a ZIP file, which contains More...

A new scheme was noticed running in wild targeting those that do money transfers online. Although online banks employ various security measures, they still can be tricked. New "Server Error Messages" scam combines spam, trojans, phishing and a lot of insolence to empty bank accounts of its victims. It starts with phony email supposedly coming from Tax Court, Bank or another official institution. Usually these emails are recognized as spam, but More...