Worms that speak

Computer worms are getting smarter. A new worm talks back! When you get the worm, you can ask it if it is a virus. Of course, it says no and intices you to download software. This worm is really an instant message.

"Now it seems that the latest worm to infect AOL's instant messaging community, Aim, actually chats with the users it is targeting in order to persuade them to download and run an infected file.

Called IM.Myspace04.AIM - and someone really needs to think about the naming scheme used for viruses and worms, because that one is just dull - it uses infected computers to send itself to people on any Aim buddy list it finds, and even responds to messages sent to it in order to allay suspicion."

The article continues that the worm in not malicious. Of course, this is the first with intelligence, who can say what the next intelligent one will do.