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12th October 2008, 01:51 PM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation:  | | | Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
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Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker.
But even some sophisticated surfers could get taken in by a sneaky new attack in which criminals create fake YouTube pages — dead-on replicas of the real site — to push their malicious software and make it look like it's safe stuff coming from a trusted source.
| Cyber-crooks create fake YouTube pages to infect users with malware - Security Park news 
Crafty little devils
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12th October 2008, 02:29 PM
|  | TST Master | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 2,107 posts. Location: England Reputation: | |
This kind of thing has been going on for a while. Any popular site that gets lots of hits can become a target.
There was a fake hotmail log-in some time back for example. Microsoft shut it down extremely quickly tho.
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12th October 2008, 02:58 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | | |
I havent come across any fake you tube sites ... yet
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
Damn, What a ride!! |
12th October 2008, 08:48 PM
|  | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 4,345 posts. Location: Oxford, UK Reputation: | |
I always check links by hovering before clicking if it looks remotely suspect  Unless I'm on TST or something then obviously not 
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13th October 2008, 10:19 AM
|  | Super Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2007, 2,181 posts. Reputation: | |
One to be prepared for: Say you received a PM from a recently new member with a link to what appears to be a thread link then don't just click it straight away. Why? Because not long back someone did the same at BleepingComputer and it looked like a thread link, however the member had just used BBCode to disguise it. It in fact led to a fake BleepingComputer login page which if you entered your details then they'd have your username and password.
Good thing I have the 10 posts minimum in place -- stops a lot of spammers. |
13th October 2008, 10:27 AM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | | |
I am wondering whether AVG link scanner would help in this case
I know its checks google for me when im searching
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
Damn, What a ride!! |
13th October 2008, 11:25 AM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 7,960 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
I would like to test Kaspersky - if you find a dodgy link, please tell me about it!
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13th October 2008, 01:15 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | | |
I can pm you a link to a antivirus2009 site Albert
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
Damn, What a ride!! |
13th October 2008, 02:15 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 7,960 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Go on then!
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14th October 2008, 06:07 PM
|  | Security Team | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 2,555 posts. Location: Tulsa, OK Reputation: | | |
I willing to say Kaspersky won't catch it...
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14th October 2008, 06:12 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | |
Avg wouldn't let me 
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
Damn, What a ride!! |
14th October 2008, 06:12 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 7,960 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
There was nothing to catch! Check the site to see if I missed anything! Please!
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14th October 2008, 06:14 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | | |
Thats the real site
try and download the program
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
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