Just a couple of days ago, I blogged about finding a media player that could play video clips on its own, without having to go through the hassle of installing an unknown codec that can put your system at risk. For those who frequently watch videos, I sure hope you took my advice. Several hours ago, I happened to stumble along another website that poses as a codec download site. Apparently, perfectcodec(dot)com is a distribution vector for yet another TROJ_ZLOB variant.

The design of the website looks so professional that it can even trick the most experienced users.

When executed, The TROJ_ZLOB variant that can be downloaded from this site displays a EULA dialog box in its setup routine to fool the user into thinking that it’s a legitimate application.

This malware (to be detected by Trend as TROJ_ZLOB.BLQ) has been sent to the proper channels so that an appropriate solution can be deployed. We’ll keep you posted for updates.

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