Video formats are very powerful tools in the hands of not that skilled but dedicated attackers. If you don't do that, then you cannot see the video.
Sometimes, they ask you to enhance your default video player with some additional plugins, as it is the case with the recent Mac attacks. Today, you are more likely to see them as part of sites which offer you free games, free software, or ask you to upgrade to the latest version of a particular product. NET 2 or later installed.ĭo you remember back in the days when attackers were spreading malware as part of fake Windows IE patches attached to simple emails? These attacks were very successful and they have evolved since then. In this post I would like to draw your attention on a variation of these types of attacks which work for Windows environments with Microsoft Media Player 9 or earlier and. This approach is very simple but, as you can see, quite effective. The attacks are nothing more but social engineering attempts which try to trick the victim into installing the malicious program on the victims' machines. Over the last couple of days there was a surge of stories related to the recent drive-by-download malware attacks against Macs and PCs.
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