Instant Messaging Rootkit
In October / November 2005, Boyd discovered what is considered to be the first known instance of a rootkit being distributed via instant messaging, hidden inside a large payload of adware and spyware. Over a period of months, the group behind the attacks distributed numerous inventive payloads (such as a forced install of BitTorrent to spread movie files) and were eventually traced back to the Middle-East.
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