There are reports that Skype on iOS and Android is\u00a0also susceptible to the bug.\u00a0The Verge reported<\/a><\/strong> that on its testing, Skype for Android wasn’t\u00a0affected.<\/p>\n The touch-optimised version of Skype for Windows 8.1 is also not affected, according to reports.<\/p>\n If you are on one of the affected platforms and receive the message\u00a0http:\/\/:\u00a0<\/strong>, Skype will crash and it will keep crashing every time you launch it.<\/p>\n Skype crash message<\/p><\/div>\n MyBroadband tested the bug on OS X and Windows, and can confirm that Windows was vulnerable to the issue, while OS X was not.<\/p>\n A suggested workaround<\/a><\/strong> on the Skype community forums is to ask the person who sent the crash message to delete it, and to install an older version of Skype.<\/p>\n In our tests we were able to get Skype for Windows to\u00a0temporarily stop crashing by deleting the message and\u00a0deleting the conversation, from the sender’s end.<\/p>\n News of the\u00a0Skype issue comes days after a bug in Apple\u2019s message notification system in iOS was discovered.<\/p>\n It is possible to trigger a quick reboot on an iPhone by sending a specific message to it through any app that uses iOS notifications.<\/p>\n Darwin Nuke remote exploit for Mac, iPhone discovered<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Skype\"](\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Skype.jpg\")
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