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Mal/VidHtml-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 18 November 2008 05:49:02 (GMT)
Last updated 28 November 2008 00:34:58 (GMT)
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More Information

Mal/VidHtml-A is a malicious script that attempts to redirect to a malicious executable file.

The script is often found in a page pretending to be YouTube or another video site. The malicious executable often pretends to be related to a video codec or a Flash update.

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