Fake MP3 files loaded with malware on P2P networks

Fake MP3 files loaded with malware on P2P networks

Security vendor McAfee has now reported that they are seeing an increase in the number of fake music files which are loaded with malware.

This is one of the newer techniques used by malicious hackers to lure people into installing Trojan horses on their machines.

A lot of pirated media is downloaded from the internet most of which includes movies and songs.

Craig Schmugar, a researcher with McAfee added: “Once you run it, there is no content. You’re taken to this site to install this player which you don’t really need.”

The company added in its report that the user is asked to accept an end-user license agreement before the Trojan installs two programs, Mirar and NetNucleus.

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