A new trojan is circulating as a Messenger Plus! Plugin

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Messenger Plus Zone reports that on 6/11/04 at around 6:30PM Eastern Standard Time, Messenger Plus! Zone obtained a copy of a file ("SWMPplugin.exe") that is known as Backdoor.Prorat (Symantec). The trojan was circulated as a Messenger Plus! Plugin that add's new sounds, and after receiving this file it was processed and scanned and it is a dangerous backdoor. The Trojan can allow a hacker to gain complete control of your computer. The trojan HAS been reported to Patchou.