{"id":31,"date":"2013-03-24T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2013\/03\/24\/avoid-yantoo-trojan\/"},"modified":"2015-08-10T16:33:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T16:33:05","slug":"avoid-yantoo-trojan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2013\/03\/24\/avoid-yantoo-trojan\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the Yantoo Trojan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_k8Qj7TlAxw\/UU926KqW8oI\/AAAAAAAABOA\/Gs6CjUOwPRU\/s1600\/AD+-+Virus+Logo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AD-Virus-Logo.png?resize=200%2C189\" width=\"200\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Do not fall prey to the latest Trojan doing the rounds on the&nbsp;interwebs!<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe Yantoo Trojan is most definitely not new, as it&#8217;s been doing to rounds since the beginning of the year.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe reason why it is being treated as a Trojan and not a Virus is because it poses as a media player browser plugin, reporting that it will play almost all media file types for you, and then obviously doesn&#8217;t.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nLuckily, it is not a destructive Trojan, but merely Adware-related.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\nOnce installed, it splashes ads over your favourite websites.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Yantoo-Installer.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Yantoo-Installer.jpg?w=960\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nSo, really annoying!<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe best way to avoid any malware in the web is to always be vigilant and RTS (Read the Screen).<\/div>\n<div>\nIf you see anything Yantoo-related, avoid it!<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nAnd before your awesome friends from other popular operating system get that little grin on their face and open their mouths with the opening sounds of &#8220;I told you Mac get&#8217;s viruses&#8221;, let them know that it is a multi-platform Trojan, spreading through Mac, Windows and even Linux.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nEnjoy!<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not fall prey to the latest Trojan doing the rounds on the&nbsp;interwebs! The Yantoo Trojan is most definitely not new, as it&#8217;s been doing to rounds since the beginning of the year.&nbsp; The reason why it is being treated as a Trojan and not a Virus is because it poses as a media player<a href=\"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2013\/03\/24\/avoid-yantoo-trojan\/\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[93,4,101,102],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AD-Virus-Logo.png?fit=200%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6OBBc-v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110,"url":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2011\/12\/11\/ios-safer-than-android\/","url_meta":{"origin":31,"position":0},"title":"IOS safer than Android","date":"December 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-27525539-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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