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Viral videos on the Internet

Security companies have called attention to an attack method in which the data of unsuspecting users can become vulnerable through malicious videos.

Visitors to popular MySpace websites need to pay attention to another threat. These days, a new type of attack has emerged that tries to deceive users through specially crafted QuickTime videos and then tries to obtain confidential information.

Studies to date have shown that attackers use several techniques to achieve their goal. On the one hand, they exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in MySpace websites, and on the other hand, they edit QuickTime videos that also include JavaScript code. These allow the visitor’s user profile to change and a modified menu to load. If a user downloads a malicious video and then clicks on the changed menu, they will be taken to a fake MySpace login page. This website is already under the control of the attackers, so the data provided here will be in their possession.

New attacks also pose an additional threat. This is because specially edited QuickTime videos hide a worm. If the malware is installed on the selected computer, it will send a spam message to all the email addresses in the user's address list. In addition to an image, it also includes a link to a pest website. When the recipient clicks on this link, they will be taken to a website that contains an adware. Chris Boyd, an expert at FaceTime Communications, said the attackers are also aiming to make money in this case, as the adware downloaded from the malicious website shows.

MySpace, which has more than 73 million registered users, has so far made only very brief statements about the new threat. All he said was that they trusted the technologies that their partners deliver. So in QuickTime, even though one of the software's otherwise useful features has been used for malicious purposes these days.

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