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#1 OFFLINE   Humpty

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Posted 21 June 2007 - 03:25 PM

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Watching or downloading YouTube video clips could put you at risk from identity and data theft, according to two internet security firms. They warn that the recent expansion by YouTube into Europe could put users of the video sharing network at risk. Peer to peer networks are also blamed.

The chief YouTube culprit is the Ziob trojan, which poses as a fake video file and then bombards users with ads. The ads have the potential to contain ID stealing code according to Secure Computing and ComSentry Network .
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Posted 21 June 2007 - 06:51 PM

Thanks for the link Humpty, it's easy to become complacent about YouTube and similar sites.

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 01:10 AM

Thanks. I visit Youtube everyday, I guess I'll cut back until something is figured out. :unsure:

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 01:20 PM

I think i'm safe with Opera and Ad Muncher... Or am i?

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 04:02 PM

I know I am safe with Sandboxie and Returnil.

Zero day attacks, gimme as many as possible as they will be gone on deleting the sandbox and or a reboot from virtuaul Retunil mode. ;)