PCWorld.com – Viruses Target IM
I think IM is one of the most crucial and powerful collaboration tools available. Easy, free (in most cases), and now many have webcams and voicechat. Of course, once something is popular online virus writers will target it. This is another reason why everyone (dial-up or highspeed) needs both anti-virus software and a personal firewall.
PCWorld.com – Viruses Target IM: “When it comes to viruses and worms, e-mail gets all the attention–but now that instant messaging has infiltrated both home and office, it too has become an attractive and easy target for virus writers.”