Internet: Trojan Adware Hiding in MP3s, McAfee Says

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Adware pushers have found a new way to trick you into downloading their annoying products: fake MP3 files. On Tuesday, security vendor McAfee reported that it's seen a huge spike in fake MP3 files spreading on peer-to-peer networks. Although the files have names that make them look like audio recordings, they're really Trojan horse programs that try to install a shoddy media player and adware on your computer, said Craig Schmugar, a researcher with McAfee...

Leggi: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...ee-says_1.html

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Detection of a trojan named Downloader-UA.h was added to the McAfee DAT files several days ago. Since that time more than 360,000 McAfee VirusScan Online users have reported detections, a whopping 32% of those reporting in the past 24 hours alone. Now Downloader-UA.h is not your everyday trojan, this detection covers fake music and video files associated with fastmp3player.com...

Leggi: http://www.avertlabs.com/research/bl...nning-rampant/