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Information Technology News Worm exploits Quicktime to bait MySpace users
Information Technology News Worm exploits Quicktime to bait MySpace users | Worm exploits Quicktime to bait MySpace users |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Wednesday, 06 December 2006 | |
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If they fall into the trap, users download spyware and a malicious embedded Quicktime video. Other MySpace users can then get infected simply by visiting an infected user's profile. Javascript code and its variants such as AJAX, which execute applications on client computers, is an increasingly important part of the Web 2.0 services revolution, but has been criticised by many security experts as a target for attackers to worm their way into unsuspecting target computers. MySpace has reportedly asked Apple to fix the Javascript vulnerability in QuickTime. {moscomment}
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