Can RSS Feeds carry a Virus Payload?

    Date: 06/12/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: rss, html, virus

    With the rapid proliferation of RSS Feeds and offline aggregators it is presumable that virus writers will try to exploit this avenue to spread the virus. But the question is whether it is feasible? In short technically a resounding YES. RSS feed contents carry HTML data. RSS aggregators are capable of displaying HTML in the content [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/can-rss-feeds-carry-a-virus-payload/

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