Online Videos May Conduct Viruses

Technical Writing Geek writes "A report on threats via the Internet released by a Georgia Tech research center indicates online video may be a new avenue of attack. As the popularity of flash media continues to explode, hackers may be targeting embedded video players and more traditional video downloads with worms and virii. 'One worm discovered in November 2006 launches a corrupt Web site without prompting after a user opens a media file in a player. Another program silently installs spyware when a video file is opened. Attackers have also tried to spread fake video links via postings on YouTube ... Another soft spot involves social networking sites, blogs and wikis. These community-focused sites, which are driving the next generation of Web applications, are also becoming one of the juiciest targets for malicious hackers.'"

Dammit!

[djasbestos]

And I thought my porn was safe with AV and spyware/adware blockers and cookie cleaners and...

Of course....

[TechForensics]

... you don't have to worry if you run Linux!

Indevitable?

[circletimessquare]

thufferin' thuccotas! that's a dethpicable sylvesterism!

There's a lot of conjecture here.

[jackpot777]

Isn't this all a bit "Schrodinger's Cat"? These virii are half-written, half not written, and we only get to know which one it is if we open the video clip of Anna Kournikova...

Would the esteemed learning establishment care to debate if we will be living on the moon, wearing shiny suits, eating meal pills, flying around with our prsonal jet-packs? I for one want to know ...or at least have someone hypothesize if such a thing may be possible.

Hmmmm.

Re:Erm

[Ucklak]

Yeah, 1996 called, they want their virus distribution back.

I guess the researchers at Georgia Tech were 11 and younger when this was done before.

Re: Online Video May Conduct Viruses

[bogie]

Was it a morally corrupt web site? Those are the worst kind.

Re:The word

[Anonymous Coward]

Correct. There is no virii.

Unless you find them on your boxen.

Example of fake video

[doyoulikeworms]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU [youtube.com]

Re:They don't have to be

[vertinox]

Was the first word "ninja?"

Re:The word

[Anarke_Incarnate]

well, then all I have to say to you, sir, is Blahjk kniga nuok! covered in natalie portman

P.S. The g is silent, as is the first k and the last !