YouTube Trojan steals user data
Websense has discovered a new crimeware technique on the YouTube video clips website. When viewed, clips on the site activate a Trojan Horse via a file called âYouTube04567â, which is then downloaded onto the userâs PC. The payload code is an information stealing Trojan Horse which is designed to grab information from the userâs PC. It then uploads any sensitive information from the userâs PC to an undisclosed remote location.
âAlthough Websense has captured this code on the web, it is highly likely that there are still emails and/or instant messages spreading malicious YouTube URLs in the wild,â said Websense.
Websense has created a video of the code in action, and has posted it onto the YouTube website in order for users to better understand the nature of the attack.
Created by: Antony Savvas