p2pnet.net News:- Windows DRM technology developed to protect copyrighted multimedia content could, in fact, allow hackers to install all kinds of adware, spyware and other unwanted e-junk on Windows users’ computers.

The WmvDown.A trojan reaches a computer in a license-protected multimedia file and when users try to view it, WmvDown.A connects to serve.alcena.com and downloads malware, says Panda Software.

When the license has supposedly been obtained, WmvDown.A says, “Thanks for downloading this file. Click Play to listen.”

WmvDown.B does much the same, except it shows the message in the pic on the right.

Nasty they may be, but dangerous they’re not, says Panda, giving both trojans ‘low’ threat levels.

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See:-
unwanted e-junk - Latest Threats, Panda Software, January 10, 2005

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