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=== Hackers Use Flash to Take Control of your Computer ===In June of 2010 security experts announced on a flaw in Adobe Flash and Acrobat Reader that gives malicious hackers control of victims' computers. They advise the industry stop using Adobe Flash and look to alternatives such as HTML5 as the future of Web video.  The flaw discovered in Adobe flash could be used to crash a victim's PC and let hackers take over the machine.  The very serious flaw is labeled CVE-2010-1297 and exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh.  An attacker simply creates a malicious SWF file and embeds it in a web page waiting for someone to visit the page, much like a Venus fly trap waits for a fly to land.  Symantec has named the exploit "Trojan.Pidief.J." and says the exploit drops a back door Trojan onto a victim's computer if the computer has one of the affected Adobe products installed.  Symantec also spotted an attack using a malicious SWF file. The attack is used in conjunction with an HTML file to download another piece of malware from the Internet they call "Backdoor.Trojan."  Victims could be hit when they visit a web site that looks completely harmless.
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