A new virus is making the rounds that is affecting the Skype communication software. The following messages are used to spread the virus: hey is this your skype profile pic or hey, is this your new profile picture, or hey, cool profile picture, is this it. Remember that it is likely that there are other variations in the wild.
The messages are followed by a shortened link using the goo.gl url shortener. Depending on your security setup, clicking on the link may be enough to infect your computer with the trojan. If you get a dialog that is asking you what to do, make sure you cancel it right away and do not open or save it to your computer.
The messages may come from your contacts, if their computer is already infected with it, or strangers that try to message you.hej is this your skype profile.
The trojan adds itself to the list of third party programs with Skype access, and this is one of the ways to find out whether your system is infected with it or not. When you are in Skype, click on Tools > Options to bring up the options window of the program. Locate and click on Advanced, and there on the manage other programs’ access to Skype link at the bottom. If you see programs listed here that you can’t identify, remove them from Skype. You won’t be sending out messages to Skype contacts anymore once the apps have been removed from Skype’s third party access list.
Then run your best anti-virus solution. We suggest ESET.
via gHacks.net.
