Literally Watch Out For Fake YouTube Videos!
April 16, 2010 Computer Safety Tip
Latest news reports reveal that online criminals are attempting to clone YouTube videos in order to trick innocent 
users. There are many fake YouTube videos and links going around. The latest one is named “Just a Tube” and looks exactly like an authentic YouTube site and video. This is actually a clone of the real one and is a trick used in order to take advantage of innocent computer users. One of the main goals is for malicious online criminals to be able to install dangerous malware and Trojans onto your computer system.
“Just a Tube “works in the following manner, basically once you attempt to watch a certain video you will be prompted to download as well as install a certain ActiveX object, in order to view the video. The moment that you click the continue button, a dangerous and malicious Trojan which is known as Zlob.OB will instantly be installed onto your computer system.
What exactly is Trojan.Downloader.Zlob.OB? Trojan.Downloader.Zlob.OB is a certain generic Trojan horse that is able to gain access to certain remote websites with the goal of downloading as well as installing malicious malware and dangerous software. It also may attempt to hijack your home page. It is very important for you to be aware of the website URL; if your browser lands on a website that looks incorrect then the chances are that this may be a fake website set up to trick innocent users.
You need to be aware of a URL called:”Just a Tube” as opposed to the genuine “YouTube”. You also need to be aware of the factor that the genuine YouTube is not going to ask you to install a codec in order to watch any movie. The only thing that it may do is prompt you into updating your internet browser. You need to watch out for all the malicious tricks which online fraudsters may try.
At the end of the day it is once again very important to remind all computer users that having decent antivirus software which is up to date running on your machine at all times is extremely important. It may also be suggested that you have an up to date antispyware removal tool running on your computer at all times, which will be able to detect as well as give you the option of automatically deleting any malicious parasites. When it comes to the YouTube scams the best thing you can do is watch out!
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