[security] [Full-disclosure] Social Eng. with Windows Media Player and Codec Download

[Marco Ermini]

On 12/28/05, Elia Florio <eflorio at edmaster.it> wrote:
> Here:
> hXXp://www.goodmovielaugh.com/video5.html
> hXXp://www.good-movie-jokes.com/video5.html
>
> there's some malware/adware that try to use .ASX files as vector
> to infect windows machines by forcing users to download and install
> executables.
> The trick (not an exploit!!!!) is to convince people that Windows Media
> Player
> needs an additional codec....so that users confirm the download of an EXE
> file.
[...]
> The EXE file downloaded is probably some Download.Trojan or Trojan.Clicker
> packed with Nullsoft NSIS.
[...]

It was classified as "Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Bomka.a"


Cheers
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