Can flash movies still...

[Cyprus]

Fuck up your computer at all? Like is it possible for them to still carry a virus or take info? I remember a long time ago they could and I thought they fixed it, but has someone figured it out? I was watching the [KK] Daft Punk movie in the portal (which is still under judgement) and the whole broswer window closed on me and my anti-virus popped up saying it removed a trojan from my temporary internet files. Is it possible for this to happen anymore through a flash video? Ive only been on NG since I've been online tonight... soooo .. hmmmm...
anyone else wanna try? haha.

[TheSongSalad]

yeah, i didn't open that. flag it as malicious and never open it. yes, they can carry a virus.

[Cyprus]

Well I just watched it again and nothing has happened, so it must not of been through that particular video. Hmmm... I wonder what else it could of been.

[ThePigeonMaster]

I think yes, I've heard that a flash can even do malicious things to your computer by just watching a bad flash. I won't run the risk, so if somebody else complains about it, feel free to send a PM to an administrator. You can blam the flash (vote 0) for now if you find evidence the flash was the thing that fucked up your PC.

[The-Donkey]

If you're using FF, it'll crash sometimes. Happens every once in a great while, sure, but sometimes it'll just crash and not try to offer a report. Shit happens.

[TheSongSalad]

the movies gone now anyway, so no worries.

[Cyprus]

At 4/9/09 12:19 AM, TheSongSalad wrote: the movies gone now anyway, so no worries.

I saw that, so that's good. It was a garbage flash anyway. I didn't only write this to see if it was THAT flash doing it. I was just curious if a flash movie could still give your computer a virus or steal info. Because I knew they could a couple years ago, but I thought it was fixed. So I was asking if it was possible whatsoever.

[XandrewrossX]

That sounds suspicious, PM the author and question him and then go to an admin. That shouldn't be happening. Also, why'd you watch it? shit, it would be.

[DP]

Yeah if you somehow embed them into actionscript through file names i would think.

[TheSongSalad]

see. flash can always have a virus, because you can make it connect to something on the internet. ever see flash that's 1kb, but it's a full game? that flash is just a link to the other game. also remember the whole, hey <insert your username here>, join the ff! that's also just linking to newgrounds and seeing what your account is logged in as.

so, in short, flash an always have a virus as it can connect to the internet, but accounts and ip's that upload a virus are quickly deleted.

[simon]

Yup, malicious things can still happen. It's never been anything serious unless you're actually downloading the file, any anti-virus can pick them up, just whistle the movie and be on your way.

Doo da dee.

[XandrewrossX]

Is anyone going to whistle the submission then?

[satanist-kitty]

I'm the guy that made the flash (I'm not using my main account to post because it's banned, im using an alt because it seems nessisary)

Anyway, I didn't put a virus in the flash, I wouldn't risk getting my account deleted.
I will admit it's a spam flash, but I don't even have enough knowledge to put a virus in a flash.
So, yeah, why'd you flag my flash, butthole it was just about to pass, too.

[Bryan]

Yes. In fact I remember reading about one here on NG on by the Star Syndicate where a certain frame in it gave your computer the BOSD. ( Blue Screen of Death )