Hacks Into Windows Media Player

[sw2001]

Not sure if it's the right forum here, but might be from interest:

Source (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1738&ncid=1211&e=6&u=/zd/20050110/tc_zd/142375)

Edit: thanks for moving

[ronjor]

Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player

Microsoft responded Friday, saying that the security risk does not arise from a flaw in its rights-management tool, although the issue is triggered by an apparently content-protected file. Content distributors can use Windows Media Player to pop up a Web page with information about a video or song, and in this case, that page was apparently loaded with automatic spyware download mechanisms.

Full Story (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5536831.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed)