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	Trojan adware hiding in MP3s

axgrndr

5-12-2008 8:13 PM

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They should have used a Mac.

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Security vendor McAfee has reported a huge spike in fake MP3 files spreading on peer-to-peer networks. Although the files have names that make them look like audio recordings, they're really Trojan horse programs that try to install a shoddy media player and adware on your <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="5781530">computer</A>, said Craig Schmugar, a researcher with McAfee.
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"Once you run it, there is no content. You're taken to this site to install this player which you don't really need," he said.
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Fake file names include: preview-t-3545425-changing times earth wind .mp3 and t-3545425-just got lucky.mp3. Schmugar listed more filenames, as well as details on the <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="5855765">adware</A>, in a Tuesday blog posting.
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Users are first asked to OK an end-user license agreement before the Trojan installs two programs, Mirar and NetNucleus, on their Windows PCs. People using Mac <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="5715269">computers</A> do not presently have to worry about the fake music files. 
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