AOL IM Virus Threat (4/26/05)

[[SS]Cuervo]

From work...


All,



The IMLogic Threat Center has alerted us to potential harm from a virus spreading rapidly through the AOL IM network. Our IM content filters have been updated to block this virus and the potential for it to spread as of 3pm EST. More information on this virus can be located on the IMlogic Web Page.



Internet Proxy Admins, there is a weblink associated with the virus which should be blocked at the proxy. I can provide this offline.



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Subject: IMlogic Support Notification: AOL-Adwords



IMlogic Support Notification
Date
April 26, 2005

Product Impacted:
IM Manager 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.5

Urgency:
Medium

Service Impact:
None

Action Required:
Blocking Content from IM worm AOL-Adwords


SUMMARY
The worm AOL-Adwords can spread via AOL IM clients. AOL-Adwords spreads by sending a message through AOL Instant Messenger to all of an infected user's contacts. The message encourages the recipient to visit a web page.

You can protect your organization from this worm in the following ways:

1. 2

2. 3Use IM Manager to to block content that the worm sends.