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Category: Technology Author : JR Posted: May 8, 2008
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Viruses Hit Mozilla, MP3s


Right now, virus-related problems are spreading like… well, viruses.

First up, Mozilla is admitting it made a major mistake. The Firefox developers sent out a warning today that one of the browser’s language plug-ins is infected with malicious code. The Vietnamese language pack has been found to contain the adware as a result of a virus that may have been on the developer’s network, unbeknownst to him.

“This code is the result of a virus infection, but does not contain the virus itself,” explained Mozilla Security Chief William Snyder.

“This usually results in the user seeing unwanted ads, but may be used for more malicious actions,” he added.

The bug is believed to be from the Xorer Trojan. Mozilla says it did conduct an initial scan of the program but did not catch the issue until now.

“We are also adding after-the-fact scans of everything to address this sort of case in the future,” Snyder said.

At the same time, McAfee is cautioning that it’s seen an increase in fake MP3 files being used to carry dangerous code. A security expert with the company claims 360,000 users have had problems in the past days. You can find a list of the problematic filenames to avoid on the McAfee Labs Blog.











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17 Archived Responses to “ Viruses Hit Mozilla, MP3s ”

  1. Racing Schools
    Oct 19, 2008

    I think they need to shore up their development team. Their revenue model is a little bit one dimensional.

  2. WAP Advertising
    Oct 22, 2008

    This is just a minor hiccup. At the rate it is going, the market share for Mozilla is going to threaten all the browsers.

  3. SEO Singapore
    Nov 7, 2008

    The problem with viruses is that there are no Software Regulating Body out there. Software companies do what they like in terms of development and at times neglecting the vulnerability of the software or operating system. That is the reason why Microsoft has been hacked time after time while Unix and Mac OS are relatively unscathed.

  4. Dating Advice | Dating TIps
    Jan 18, 2009

    I still think Mozilla is the best browser out there, I mean look at all the plugins you can get for it (compared to IE). Anyway, they resolved it pretty fast so kudos to them

  5. FAQ
    Jan 23, 2009

    Even the best software has flaws (in this case adware), but are Mozilla going to take action against this, I'm curious to known.

  6. Brian Grey
    Jan 23, 2009

    What action are Mozilla talking against this?

  7. Chris_Harris
    Jan 24, 2009

    I'm presuming Mozilla took action against this, although it's a greater browser, everything has flaws, it's how these are dealt with that makes or breaks reputation and software.

  8. Videos
    Jan 24, 2009

    I just did a little research, Mozilla were onto it and fixed it within a few weeks.

  9. consejos de belleza
    Jan 28, 2009

    anyone know a good and free antivirus?, thanks

  10. nutrition foods
    Jan 29, 2009

    Thanks for the info. May God have mercy on us all.

  11. Strategy games
    Feb 18, 2009

    Thanks

  12. mp4 to dvd
    Feb 25, 2009

    I just checked it. This issue should get fixed in the latest version of Mozilla. everything has flaws, especially for software. What we need to report and fix it asap.

  13. france travel guide
    Mar 3, 2009

    I'm thinking Mozilla took action against this, although it's a greater browser, everything has flaws, it's how these are dealt with that makes or breaks reputation and software.

  14. seo
    Mar 12, 2009

    If you want to be safe use FF3

  15. Ecommerce website design
    Mar 19, 2009

    FF is just so much better then anything else out there!

    FF is so safe, Its the only thing that i would use, however this isnt to say that Google version might be better one day, google does seem to be the leaders of the whole internet at the moment.


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