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  • Windows Media Player Vulnerability Info (MUST READ!!!)

    12/31/2004 3:14:06 AM PST · by goldstategop · 65 replies · 3,523+ views
    Spyware Warrior Blog ^ | 12/31/04 | Eric L. Howes
    Hi All: PC World has a pair of articles about a potentially dangerous new development on the spyware/adware front: WMA (Windows Media) files being used to install adware and spyware. See: Risk Your PC’s Health for a Song? http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119016,00.asp Protect Yourself From Audio Adware http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119063,00.asp In short, the well-known copyright management/protection firm Overpeer has figured out how to install adware through Windows Media files. The technique exploits features of the Windows Media DRM functionality to launch special Internet Explorer windows that display popup ads and that also attempt to download and install adware/spyware. This happens when the user opens the...