Unless your hunting for a Trojan which is unlikely, stay away from those video codec download prompts! With the ever increasing use of streaming media, fake video codecs are being downloaded to unsuspecting internet users. Of the most common codec viruses, Zlob, usually found as a codec download prompt before viewing an adult video, will mutilate your operating system. Yes clever and tricky, playing on the horny mans quest for free porn videos. Lets be fair, not all “codec viruses” are from porn video sites but a majority of them are. So if you got caught with your virtual pants down and contracted that cyber STD you may want to think twice about all of those obscure porn download sites.

So what can you do to outsmart those codec prompts. Apparently not much. Once you get caught in the viscous circle of annoying prompts that you can’t escape from, the only option is browser suicide. Just close it! Restart your browser and update you various anti virus programs and run a scan. If you are like the millions and millions using Internet Explorer then you might consider using a better browser like Firefox.

Yes, it’s kind of a stupid video, but when Internet Explorer fails and you have to reformat your hard drive, you just might have escaped such drastic measures by using a browser with built in warning systems. Firefox has far less outstanding bugs than Internet Explorer that remain unpatched, which should be enough of a reason for you to consider using the better browser. Keep in mind that there are hundreds of variants of these codec Trojans. Like many strains of the flu these viruses open the door to infect your computer with hundreds of other computer diseases. Try the FREE Firefox with Google Tool Bar Today!