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[News] [Linux] Linux Has a Better (and Open Source) Skype Than Skype

WengoPhone 2.1 gives Linux users a solid softphone

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| The OpenWengo project recently released version 2.1 of its WengoPhone VoIP 
| softphone. It's a big step forward for Linux users.
|
| [...]
|
| Ekiga has a brilliant configuration druid that can autodetect the 
| network address translation settings on your router and configure 
| itself appropriately. Which best fits your needs depends on the 
| particulars of your usage scenario.
| 
| On the other hand, WengoPhone 2.1 is hands-down a better option 
| for cross-platform VoIP calls than proprietary applications like 
| Skype and Gizmo Project. The Linux build is a big step up from 
| the previous 2.0-RC releases. If you need to set up a VoIP call 
| to someone on another operating system, give WengoPhone a try.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/06/05/1911209&from=rss

Some distros contain it out of the box.


Skype has some of the following nice 'features':

New Trojan calls on Skype

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| When users click on the link, they are redirected to a site that is
| hosting a file named file_01.exe. Users are then prompted to run the
| file and if they do, several other files are downloaded and run. The
| downloaded files are other versions of the Waresov/Stration malicious
| code.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=38328193&rid=-50


Worm Targets Skype VoIP Application

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| A new worm is targeting Skype's VoIP application for Windows,
| harvesting email addresses and directing users to malware sites.
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http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12700.html


Warezov worm fiends target Skype

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| Instead of arriving via an email attachment, the latest variant of
| the worm spreads using a bogus Skype chat message asking users to
| click on a link, which points to a hacker-controlled website
| hosting malicious codes.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/28/warezov_skype_im_worm/

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