The malicious code is hidden within a CDATA section of the SVG file and relies on a static XOR key to decrypt a payload at ...

The authors turned to polyglot images to add the JavaScript code that redirects to a page offering a fake reward. The malicious code is hidden in a BMP type of picture and it is heavily obfuscated.

Researchers have discovered a relatively new way to distribute malware that relies on reading malicious obfuscated JavaScript code stored in a PNG file’s metadata to trigger iFrame injections.

The image, which is displayed to the right of this text, looked unremarkable. Using some clever HTML5 programming under the hood, however, it delivered malicious code to unsuspecting Mac users.

Now, developer Kee Hinckley along with the folks at Somewhere Inc. have created an enhanced perl script that will take any entered URL and convert the entire page (including any images, JavaScript ...