Well, Gunsan I believe is unique to YM, but it's true the others can spread via others as well. But I am not sure what point that makes, since they all spread by YM as well. And yes, YM has less users than either MSN or AIM, but still there are users and there are worms that can impact those users.
-- Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pearcy, Derek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: [Full-disclosure] RE: Full-Disclosure Digest, Vol 8, Issue 31 Mary Landesman wrote: > I can't speak to the IMLogic figures, but these are a few Yahoo IM > worms of which I am aware. > > Guap.a > Gunsan > Lile.a > Oscabot.k > StarGames > Velkbot.a > Yimp.a It's worth noting that none of the worms listed above are unique to the Yahoo! Instant Messenger client. They take advantage of most IM apps (some use YIM and AIM only) in addition to a few P2P services. Derek Pearcy Securify, Inc. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
