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   maizeydaze
   Member

   The Star Tribune published an article on 10/08/08 stating that links to YouTube videos that you receive in an email could take you to a malicious web site when the link is clicked. Read the following article for details: STAR-TRIBUNE: Criminals building fake YouTube pages to spread viruses

   A program circulating online helps hackers build those fake pages. Users who follow an e-mail pointing them to one of the pages would see an error message that claims the video they want won't play without installing new software first. That error message includes a link the hacker has provided to a malicious program, which delivers a virus.

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   copmom
   Member

   Uh Oh.. I had one link the other day.. saying I needed to upgrade something!
   Thanks for the warning maizey!

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   LeKanaw
   Member

   Bonjour MZ :*)
   Big Thanks for the info!!

   This really is a Cat & Mouse game!!
   So much energy wasted!!! *sigh*

   Peace
   PS: Did you see my post about ClickJacking?

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   my_name_is_brad
   Member

   Nice article.

   this is similar to phishing techniques that have been used for some time. In the past it was a case of people sending legit looking emails supposed to be from a banking institution or other trusted source. These provide a link to the "site". The link is actually to a semi complete replica of where the user thinks they are going. Then info is gathered.

   I would be interested to see what these new attacks are actually doing. It seems like a lot of trouble just to trash a few computers.

   Like I said in the clickjacking thread, and mentioned in the article. ALWAYS check links before visiting. These youtube spoofs will NOT contain a legit youtube address.

   One quick point though, these are not hackers for the most part. They are using a program to do something they likely have no clue how to do on their own. It would be like calling someone who made a freewebs site a web designer, or calling someone a graphic artist because they decorated their own MySpace. Sorry, that is just a pet peeve of mine.

   Posted 15 years ago #

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