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Malware

Pykspa

According to Akamai, Pykspa is a worm that spreads via Skype by sending messages to other Skype users with download links.

Pykspa is a Windows malware family.

Background

Akamai describes Pykspa as a worm that propagates over Skype by messaging other Skype users with download links. After it is downloaded, Pykspa harvests personal information and reaches its command and control servers (C2) through a domain generation algorithm (DGA).


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).