Fri, Dec 28 2007 3:37 Don

Fake codecs continue to plague searches

Trojan horse programs dressed up like video decoders, or codecs, have become a popular way to attempt to infect the computers of unwary Web surfers.

Research by antispyware firm Sunbelt Software found that a number of sites hosted by blog service provider Blogger, a subsidiary of Google, contained fake video files that, if clicked on by a visitor, would prompt the victim to download and install a video helper application. In reality, the application is a Trojan horse program designed to infect the victim's PC, CEO Alex Eckelberry stated in the blog post.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/650 

 

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