"A Santa Claus worm is attempting to trick America Online, Microsoft MSN and Yahoo instant-messaging users into clicking on a file that delivers unwanted software to a victim's computer.
The IM.GiftCom.All worm attempts to dupe IM users into thinking an acquaintance has sent them a link to a harmless Santa Claus file, according to a security advisory issued Tuesday by IMlogic."
I'm hoping most are smarter than this, but usually that's not the case. Please be very careful of what you receive and send in emails and Instant Messages. While we're on the subject of Security, double check to make sure that your anti-virus is up to date. How do you check? Right click on the application's icon in your taskbar and find where it says update. If, for some reason, you don't have anti-virus software or the one that came with your pc expired because you didn't want to pay the annual fee, you can download and install AVG Free Edition.
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