Comments on: New virus first to infect Macromedia Flash

Antivirus companies warn that online vandals have learned a new trick: embedding infectious code in Macromedia Flash movies.

[gambyt]

Duly noted that perhaps there may be a limited security risk with the flash file or .swf (small web file). If I could base an entire operating system GUI off of the Adobe Flash application, I would. Simply because it's more secure than any of the common OS out there. As long as any technology exists there is going to be something out there that can infect it. If a virus writer spends time writing a flash virus, he's really wasting his life away. The more common an application or technology becomes, the more it opens itself up to virus's and glitches that coders can inject. This is the way of the world of technology. As a flash developer, I know the ins and out of how these files work and I say, flash is still the safest way to display rich dynamic content on a website.

[superflystinger]

I have windows vista and was infected last night as i was watching an online trailer. My ant-virus ialo caught it after my system went to blue screen then rebooted. so the report is not accurate. Vista owners are at risk as well..

[quiltingsue]

Beware also, when you visit a site that wants you to update your flash player. This is another way to infect your computer. It looks like a legitimate adobe-like message telling you your player is out of date and it looks like you are updating your player in a legitimate way, but in reality you may be downloading a virus.

[bassman5t9]

I got the virus in the way mentioned above but when i tried to delete the file that was downloaded it told me "access denied" and did not delete. i have scanned it with my Anti-Vir2009 and it did not recognize it as a threat. The file is called "flashplayer_124" and i get some pop ups(with scary noises) trying to get me to buy some phony Spyware Program.