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Video downloads latest Trojan Horse for hackers
Washington, Nov 1: It seems more and more videos downloaded from the internet are coming with their very own surprise.
Security firms are reporting increased instances of booby-trapped Windows codecs - file compressors - required to play some video formats.
Some of the codecs do help to play clips, but others are disguised as a variety of nuisance or malicious programs. Some fake codecs plague users with pop-up adverts, while others invisibly install keyloggers that try to grab......