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June 3rd, 2008

There is a very popular fake codec going around lately. The domain is registered to EST Domains, a known dubious host involved in many bad practices.

The page is a Youtube look alike, although all the links aren’t actually working. You get an error message as soon as you try to watch one of the videos. It is trying to install a video codec (which is actually the well known Zlob Trojan).
One thing that bothered me was to see the AdultFriendFinder advert on the right side. Not that I care about them, but I thought they were trying to clean up their act. Advertising along with malware is NEVER a good thing. 

 Funnily enough, another page gets loaded as if trying to protect me from the bad guys.

 In fact, it is the bad guys themselves!!! pushing a rogue onto me.

Watch out for those YouTube look alikes! ;-)

JSegura

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