On 01/25/2011 01:27 PM, Subba Rao wrote: > His argument is that Malware inside a media file is considered data. > When you play the file, the application treats it like data and it > should not effect the OS. His argument was not too strong but I need > some information to show that embedded malware can be lethal to the OS. > Any pointer in this subject area? GoogleFu provides:
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/3021/?task=advisories http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/browser/winamp_playlist_unc Also pdfs are media files. If that doesn't convince, it's a lost cause :). jcran -- Jonathan Cran [email protected] 515.890.0070 _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
