chrisfixit » infected http://www.chrisfixit.eu computer services webdesign repairs internet hardware software paros, greece Fri, 27 May 2011 07:33:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Limewire alert! http://www.chrisfixit.eu/2008/05/13/limewire-alert/ http://www.chrisfixit.eu/2008/05/13/limewire-alert/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 15:17:10 +0000 chrisfixit http://chrisfixit.eu/?p=56 A new piece of malware is on the loose, principally infecting computers using Peer-to-Peer software like Limewire and Edonkey.

The malware looks like an ordinary media download, but when the user tries to play it , they are prompted to install a codec to play the file.

If they comply, the computer is compromised and they are plagued by endless pop-ups.

Over 500,000 computers have been reported infected in the past week.

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