enable/disable flash/youtube

Hi Bruce.

Yes Bruce, but the contense of the Flash code could involve executing a virus. As for the link to youtube this is not the same issue.

Hi Bruce

Here in Denmark, we have had some incidents where flashbanners where used in the spreading of virus and trojans.

The hackers took som real banner adds, from well known and "safe" companies.

Decompiled the banners, modified the code, compiled them back into new "real" banners, and booked time for them on different european banner exchange systems.

This way, they could spread their code through normal websites, and the code spread just by viewing the banner in the browser. Ie. just by displaying the flash file.

I think its the same that is warned for here

My concern is, that my WebWizForum could be used the same way. Ie. that a user, by mistake og by accident, could spread harmfull flash code.

But you say, that this can't be done with the flash implementation in WebWizForum?

Best regards,
Lars Ladingkaer, Webmaster, recordere.dk

I've just read through the link you gave and according to it the Flash Banner Ads did not actually contain a virus. Instead the banner ads directed the user to a malicious site or tricks the user into clicking the add to download and install some malicious software.

In Web Wiz Forums when Flash is posted the link to display it disables any script access outside of the flash file as well as only allowing internal networking. This limits any malicious code that can do this type of XSS (Cross Site Scripting) that the article is referring to.

The treats highlighted in the article are the same type of threats as you get from clicking any link on the Internet and ending up on a malicious website. As long as you have up to anti-virus software and keep your browser up to date you should be fine.