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Fake Music File Infects 500,000 Computers

The BBC reports that a fake music file widely distributed across the file sharing networks has infected about a half million computers so far.

The file has a wide variety of names and formats and the description at file sharing networks varies from it being a music file to full length movies to porn.

“In the last seven days McAfee said the trojan had been found on more than 500,000 of the PCs that notify the company when a malicious file is downloaded. It added that, so far, only 10% seem to have gone as far as to install the fake codec and be plagued with pop-ups. “

Could this have been created/contracted out by the big record companies or the RIAA to discourage music sharing on the file sharing sites? Shudder!

Posted: Thu 5.8.08 @ 6:41am EST by Paul Short