11-16-2006, 11:01 AM
Quote:Online attackers have started to experiment with embedding malicious code or links to such code in different video formats.
On Tuesday, anti-virus firm McAfee warned Windows users that the company had discovered a worm, dubbed W32/Realor, actively infecting Real Media files. The infected video files do not contain an exploit for the RealOne or Real players, but a hyperlink that points to a malicious website. When infected files are opened, the victim is referred to the web ite, which attempts to compromise their computer using a previously patched flaw in Internet Explorer...
full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/16/...s_malware/