Beware of Video files!

Hackers are depending more on online videos to introduce malicious code into computers. They have chosen this mode since most users are wary of opening suspicious looking emails. But nobody thinks twice about clicking a video link to You Tube. A report on Internet threats released by Georgia Tech Information Security Centre the other day termed the use of online videos a major threat. One code opens a booby trapped website as soon as the user opens a media file. Another malicious programme installs spyware by way of a video link. Social networking sites, blogs and wikis are also becoming fertile terrain for hackers.