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ultimatebob

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Umm... You really DON'T want to open .WMV videos if you're not sure of the source. Those videos can spawn an IE browser window pointed to a site filled with "driveby" spyware installers... I've seen it done before.
 

morkus64

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Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Umm... You really DON'T want to open .WMV videos if you're not sure of the source. Those videos can spawn an IE browser window pointed to a site filled with "driveby" spyware installers... I've seen it done before.

Really? I hadn't heard of that... Damn you, M$!
 
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I've encountered such files :)o), but generally it's a good sign that it's either terrible quality, or midget pr0n.