Santa worm is coming to town

A worm dubbed IM.GiftCom.All or just "Santa" is making the rounds on all three major IM networks, AIM, MSN, and Yahoo!. The Santa worm sends potential victims a link to a file which displays an image of Santa Claus while installing a rootkit in the background, which in turn uses the victim's buddy lists to spread. IM security firm IMlogic has rated the worm a "medium" threat, stating, " It's not a very happy delivery."

Tags: aim, im, im.giftcom.all, msn, santa, worm, yahoo, yim