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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Contaminated codecsVirus writers are tapping into the popularity of online video sites to spread their malware. As well as posting spyware and adware infected files that pose as video clips onto P2P networks, hackers are booby-trapping Windows codecs that are needed to play some video formats with Trojan code or posting viruses that pose as codecs.? Link To Original Article |
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