Trojan adware hiding in MP3s

Hundreds of thousands of McAfee users have reported fake MP3 files containing adware recently

Security vendor McAfee has reported a huge spike in fake MP3 files spreading on peer-to-peer networks. Although the files have names that make them look like audio recordings, they’re really Trojan horse programs that try to install a shoddy media player and adware on your computer, said Craig Schmugar, a researcher with McAfee.

(Via Macworld UK News.)