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China Hackers Spread RealPlayer Media Files with Virus Embedded

Filed in: Security — May 31st, 2005

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China Hackers are spreading custom encoded .rm media file into Internet. Regardless the media players(e.g.: RealPlayer, WinAmp) you use, your computer is infected secretly once opened the media file.

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Thought:
Beware! I know many are downloading movies and bittorent files from China. Not sure if the latest antivirus will detect the embedded virus in RealPlayer file or not.

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  • Gobi
    Can someone confirm the article explicitly mentions the virus is embedded in the RM file? Or is this actually a previously known exploit that requires RM files to be associated with the built-in browser?
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