Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube - SC Magazine US - 0 views
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Karl Wabst on 21 Apr 09Infection of the adware called "VideoPlay," which has been spreading through malicious posts and comments on Digg and YouTube, increased 400 percent from January to February, according to Panda Security. Attackers have been posting comments on news stories and videos posted to the social networking sites Digg.com and YouTube.com, claiming users will be able to see videos of celebrities - some of which claim to be pornographic - by clicking a link that is provided, Sean-Paul Correll, threat researcher and security evangelist for Panda Security, told SCMagazineUS.com in an email Tuesday. But, when a user follows the link, they will be re-directed to a page where they will be prompted to download a codec to view the video. The download is the VideoPlay adware - a worm that aims to steal email login credentials and other information stored in a user's browser and then further propagate itself through removable drives.