Proxies for the underworld: I-Worm.Locksky.AS

2006-03-01

Ferenc Laszlo Nagy

VirusBuster, Hungary
Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

The Locksky email worm first appeared in October 2005. Its aim is to install proxies on victims' machines, which can then be sold. Ferenc Laszlo Nagy has the details.

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