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Not the first time. I've seen these Fake VLC players on and off for
a while. Half of them spread malware the other half charge to use
the real thing (and they can technically do that so long as they
mention the actual creators/copy-write owners).<br>
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On 8/4/2011 10:55 PM, Rhett Trappman wrote:
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<div> Hello All,</div>
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<div> Just wanted to send out a warning that some of the
"Trojan.FakeCodec" malware is starting to use VLC look alikes.</div>
<div> For example:
hXXp://www.downloaddirect.com/download/VLCSetup.exe is one
site hosting the fake player</div>
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<div> Please be sure that any website that asks you to update or
install a plug-in or application comes from a trusted source.</div>
<div> It is always safest to download software from it's
original publisher, and not a third-party.</div>
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<div> If you think you have found another fake player, please
let me know let me know by sending it as an attachment to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:trappmanrhett@fastmail.fm">trappmanrhett@fastmail.fm</a></div>
<div> Or send the sample directly for malware analysis at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:trappmanrhett@submit.microsoft.com">trappmanrhett@submit.microsoft.com</a></div>
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<div> Safe Surfing,</div>
<div> --Rhett Trappman</div>
<div> Malware Reseacher (Microsoft Malware Protection Center
Portal)</div>
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