Naked Angelina dangerous

Author: Shashank Shekhar
A deadly virus hidden in some sensational videos and clippings is doing the rounds of the world wide web these days. Users are lured by attractive names like Naked Angelina Jolie, World War III or Formula One star Fernando Alonso's accident are most common. As soon as users click on the link, the virus gets into action and gets downloaded on the system, completely destroying it.Ankita Raj, a Noida-based engineer, had to send her laptop for servicing after she clicked on a video link titled World War 3. Raj ended up paying a handsome amount to get the hard disk and mother board changed.There are many videos circulating on the web circuit, besides the emails that lure the readers into clicking on a link to the spectacular video but with disastrous results. As the technology is becoming sophisticated so are the hackers. In the attempt to download sensational videos, users falls prey to some unknown hacker. The infected videos carry with itself what is now being identified as the Trojan virus. The most common form of installing Trojan virus is through sending a hyperlink. Spanish anti-virus firm Panda Security discovered Trojan. This malicious code was designed to steal banking data. The Trojan installs keylogging software that can be used to figure out people's bank account information. Vivek, a Delhi based ethical hacker said, "Everyday hackers are coming up with a new way to attack thousand of innocent users. "Even anti-virus software cannot scan online videos so it is easy infect a system through it. So it is always advisable not to click any unidentified video from any unidentified site or link."In order to attract hapless victims, they invented an electrifying news item that was sure to generate hits. "The best way is avoid opening or downloading videos from unknown websites or unverified publishers," says Vivek.