Skype misidentified as malware
By
Villu Arak on April 23, 2008 in Reviews and news.
Earlier this week, security researchers at the Microsoft Malware Protection Center discovered that some Microsoft antimalware products such as Windows Live OneCare were incorrectly identifying some versions of Skype as malware. Such products may stop Skype’s operation and falsely notify the user about the following malware: Trojan:Win32/Vundo.gen!D.
The issue may have affected users of the following Microsoft antimalware products: Microsoft Forefront Client Security, Windows Live OneCare and Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner. Microsoft has already released an update (a fixed signature file) which was pushed to users of Microsoft’s antimalware products.
Once the fixed signature is deployed, Skype should be able to run normally. The fix is included in signature files version 1.31.9121.0 and higher. More information is available here.
Comments
Hello everybody , i just got this mail , but i don't think it comes from skype , i think that some people send these mails to take your informations and use them after with paypal etc....
let me know something if i am right !
FROM : noreply@skypesecurity.co.uk
Dear valued skype member:
It has come to our attention that your skype account informations needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into
any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before May 14, 2008.
you are requested to update your account informations at the following link.
To update your informations.
wassimkaram | Monday, May 12