Fake Videos Lead To Fake Flash Player

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May22

Fake Videos Lead to Fake Flash Player

by Jonathan Leopando (Technical Communications)

Cybercriminals have long used videos as a lure to get unknowing users to download and install malware onto their systems. Recently, however, a new variant came up that differs just a little from the usual modus operandi.

TROJ_SMALL.UY, at first glance, appears to be a fairly standard malware that’s installed by claiming it’s needed for a video. There’s one difference, though: TROJ_SMALL.UY, which poses as an installer for Adobe Flash Player, does appear to actually install Adobe Flash Player.

In fact, TROJ_SMALL.UY goes to a fair amount of trouble to look like a legitimate program. Consider, first of all, the page where it can be downloaded from:

Details & screenshots at TrendLabs - http://blog.trendmicro.com/