Security expert warns of MP3 danger

[the_JinX]

I'd guess so....

[Mantix]

they should create a mp3s (mp3 secure) that dosen't allow modofying or inserting of programs

[Terr]

In a way, I would consider this not-quite a virus. I mean, any malicious code would be interpreted code, that is, actions taken by the playing program. It's not executable, and so long as people don't design IRRESPONSIBLE programs (*cough* Microsoft *cough*), it will be a non-issue. I mean, this is just as deadly as warning about viruses in text files, or macro viruses, or viruses in pictures. So long as the interpreting software is not made with handy-dangle-standard-breaking features which are ill-thought out and un-necessary, it won't be so much of a problem.

[masterpe]

My borther wanted to burn a cd with a mp3 with a virus. The burner doesnt close the cd and just stops at the middle of the cd.

[Mucolaca]

ur brother wanted to do what?

[masterpe]

To burn a music CD

[ihsir]

now if you can do that to mp3 files ( reference to orig post ) then any file can be made into a virus.

is it really possible to that?

[uzerfrendly]

i dont think that the mp3player virus would be that big of a threat because most users have backups (and virus scanners to protect those hopefully) on their comp anyway. The only 2 problems that would be truly worth worrying about would be:
1]a virus that overloads the mp3player harddrive and damages it (not sure how that would werk but its a risk)
2]importing the mp3s to a computer without a (uptodate) virus scanner

Can anyone think of any other harmful things a virus could do?

[dspeidel]

I went 2 days w/o a virus scanner and used the Kazza network and my system got infected. Norton cleaned it up. I find that they put viruses in mp3s and mpegs annoying I also dislike the browser pops I'm starting to see as more common in mpegs.