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Thursday, October 4, 2007
8:42:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Not to alarm you, but some online video may be dangerous to your computer's health:
Online videos aren't just for bloopers and rants —some might also be conduits for malicious code that can infect your computer.
As anti-spam technology improves, hackers are finding new vehicles to deliver their malicious code. And some could be embedded in online video players, according to a report on Internet threats released Tuesday by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center as it holds its annual summit.
Among their biggest foes are the ever-changing vehicles that hackers use to deliver "malware," which can silently install viruses, probe for confidential info or even hijack a computer.
Does this mean you need to worry about the videos you see on AOL or on YouTube's site? Probably not -- video from established companies is almost certainly clean (AOL or Google doesn't have anything to gain my serving you a virus). It's the off-brand sites you'll want to be especially careful about. And of course you'll also want to be careful regarding any video you might download first and then open up on your computer.
Just remember that there are lots of scumbags out there looking for a way to turn your computer into a spambot. Be careful out there, okay?
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8:42:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Something to Watch For
Not to alarm you, but some online video may be dangerous to your computer's health:
Online videos aren't just for bloopers and rants —some might also be conduits for malicious code that can infect your computer.
As anti-spam technology improves, hackers are finding new vehicles to deliver their malicious code. And some could be embedded in online video players, according to a report on Internet threats released Tuesday by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center as it holds its annual summit.
Among their biggest foes are the ever-changing vehicles that hackers use to deliver "malware," which can silently install viruses, probe for confidential info or even hijack a computer.
Does this mean you need to worry about the videos you see on AOL or on YouTube's site? Probably not -- video from established companies is almost certainly clean (AOL or Google doesn't have anything to gain my serving you a virus). It's the off-brand sites you'll want to be especially careful about. And of course you'll also want to be careful regarding any video you might download first and then open up on your computer.
Just remember that there are lots of scumbags out there looking for a way to turn your computer into a spambot. Be careful out there, okay?
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10/4/07 11:05 PM
Oh sure....how!!!!!!!!
Why doesn't AOL get rid of
declared saboteurs Bile Stew and
Orca Chow, to name only two.
Barry
http://journals.aol.com/bbart