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+-   Online videos may conduct viruses-> on Tuesday October 02 2007, @09:31AM Technical Writing Geek

Submitted by Technical Writing Geek on Tuesday October 02 2007, @09:31AM
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Technical Writing Geek writes "As anti-spam technology improves, hackers are finding new vehicles to deliver their malicious code. And some could be embedded in online video players, according to a report on Internet threats released Tuesday by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center as it holds its annual summit.

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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071002/ap_on_hi_te/cybersecurity"
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