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[Joe Zeff]

On 12/15/2011 12:01 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> There are some other attack vectors.  For example you download an audio
> recording or get one in your email and it starts up with a message that
> a codec is needed and you ALLOW it.  Thing is that codec that is
> retrieved is malware.  So in this case either firefox or your emailing
> (thunderbird?) started things.

I was under the impression that codecs were executables and as such, OS 
specific.  I presume that a Windows codec/trojan could run under wine if 
you have it installed, but would it be able to do any damage?  Enquiring 
minds want to *KNOW!*