Websense has discovered a new
crimeware technique on the
YouTube video
clips website.
When viewed, clips on the site activate a
Trojan Horse via a file called “YouTube04567”,
which is then downloaded onto the user’s PC.
The payload code is an information stealing Trojan Horse which
is designed to grab information from the user’s PC. It then uploads
any sensitive information from the user’s PC to an undisclosed
remote location.
“Although Websense has captured this code on the web, it is
highly likely that there are still emails and/or instant messages
spreading malicious YouTube URLs in the wild,” said Websense.
Websense has created a
video of the code in action, and has posted it
onto the YouTube website in order for users to better understand
the nature of the attack.
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