WORM_EBOOM.AC

WORM_EBOOM.AC is a malicious worm that is spread via private messages on Facebook and other social networking websites and instant messengers such as Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger ICQ, AIM and MSN. WORM_EBOOM.AC is dropped by other malware infections, specifically WORM_STECKCT.EVL. WORM_EBOOM.AC has a capability of controlling the affected PC user's online activities such as message posting, deleted posted messages and private messages transfered on the web pages that cover Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Meebo and WordPress. WORM_EBOOM.AC can also be delivered through these websites by posting messages that carry a link to a copy of itself. When WORM_EBOOM.AC is installed, it adds its codes into several processes such as chrome, firefox, iexplore, IEXPLORE and opera. WORM_EBOOM.AC contacts the particular websites for downloading infected files. WORM_EBOOM.AC may spread by posting messages in the mentioned web pages. The messages posted may encompass a link that points to its copy.