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VIRTUALISATION New Trojan in the wild targeting MP3, WMA and WMV files
VIRTUALISATION New Trojan in the wild targeting MP3, WMA and WMV files | New Trojan in the wild targeting MP3, WMA and WMV files |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Monday, 14 July 2008 | |
  
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When run, it infects every multimedia file on the computer, according to a Secure Computing spokesperson. The sneaky part is that those files play normally on an infected computer. But if they are transferred to another system, whether directly or via a peer-to-peer network such as BitTorrent or Limewire, it's a different story. The use is instead told by Windows Media Player that an additional codec is required to play the content. And guess what? The link isn't to a real codec, but a phoney that installs malware onto the computer. The company recommends staying away from warez sites, and not downloading codecs purportedly needed to play multimedia content. |
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