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Researchers at Secure Computing say they've found a new Trojan in the wild that infects multimedia files including MP3s. It is thought to be seeded by 'warez' sites and then spread via peer-to-peer networks.
Apparently, the seed site downloads the Trojan to users that think they're getting a crack to allow the use of a copy-protected program.
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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