Comments on: Meet P2P worm Trojan.ASF.Hijacker.gen

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:28:27 +0000

Just more malware that relieas on the “trojan horse
as video codec” in order to infect peoples’ systems.

Although this one doesn’t seem all that rampant yet,
the one that originally used this trick, Zlob, is perhaps
the most commonly reported trojan infection.

Pretty sneaky tactic, though, wrapping a malicious
download link inside an ASF and then making it appear
as though it were an MP3. Though I doubt it would work
if it were opened in a player other than Windows Media Player.

By: a trojan is created by a loser in drag

a trojan is created by a loser in drag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:51:13 +0000

Wwhen disk dive icons, are now folders,
that is the time to check for hidden outruns files on the drives that are folders

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:29:50 +0000

Microsoft have effectively created every virus except the original “Morris” worm. They have done it by repeatedly failing to recognise the danger in executing data.

They made PCs execute code on the boot sector of floppy disks, even if they contained only data, thereby inventing the “boot sector virus”.

They made PCs execute “word” macros in emails, which should be only data, thereby inventing the email virus.

They made Internet Explorer run ActiveX controls on web pages, thereby inventing the web-hosted virus.

The world would be a different place without Microsoft.

By: Rekrul

Rekrul — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:49 +0000

This article illustrates everything that’s wrong with Microsoft. Who in their right mind would create a video format that could contain browser triggers? What the hell were they smoking when they designed that “feature”? MS puts in all these “features”, like the preview pane in Outlook Express, auto-running software on CD/DVD, etc. which users have to turn off because they’re huge security risks. The preview pane can run viruses, auto-run is how Sony got their rootkit onto people’s systems. Why do they keep putting in crap like this when nobody with half a brain will ever use it?

This also shows why it’s a good idea to dump the bloated Windows Media Player and install a better, third party player. As far as I know, WMP is the only one that acts on the browser triggers in ASF files.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:19:34 +0000

Who’s stupid enough to just download a codec like that?