F-Secure claims that the latest “leaked” beta of the IM client might not be what it seems. F - Secure公司稱，最新的“洩漏”測試版的IM客戶端可能不會有什麼似乎。 It is a virus in disguise.這是一個變相的病毒。

F-Secure said that a variation of the Virkel instant messaging virus has been circulating amongst MSN users, posing as a leaked beta version of MSN Messenger 8. F - Secure表示，一個變異的virkel即時通訊病毒已經循環當中的MSN用戶，喬裝作為一個洩漏的測試版的MSN Messenger 8 。

The virus uses the Messenger client to send download links to all of an infected user’s contacts, and connects the user’s machine to a second “botnet” server, which could then could be used to install unauthorised software on the machine.該病毒利用Messenger客戶端發送下載鏈接的所有受感染的用戶的接觸，並連接用戶的機器第二個“傀儡網絡”服務器，便可以可以用來安裝未經授權的軟件在機器上。 Victims are being infected by clicking and installing the BETA8WEBINSTALL.EXE file that is being distributed via these download links.受害者是被感染通過點擊並安裝BETA8WEBINSTALL.EXE ，文件，現在正在分發通過這些下載鏈接。

Source: F-Secure via資料來源： F - Secure公司經 TechWorld Techworld公司