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Inevitability. The Washington Post carries an article today (Hackers Skip Windows to Embed New Infections) that points out hackers are moving beyond operating systems and the hum-drum of browsers to infect systems. This, according to a report by SANS Institute, of Bethesda. A snip:

Hackers now often bypass operating systems, staying one step ahead . . . For example, worms, viruses and spyware can now infect machines when users simply visit certain Web sites, rather than requiring victims to click on a malicious e-mail or file. Individual songs delivered via trusted programs such as the RealNetworks media player or iTunes can be vehicles for malicious code that can cripple machines or open them up to remote control by hackers.

Posted by Grayson at July 27, 2005 07:58 AM