wine users - Apr 2010 - windows(?) codec (or virus?)

The README for an AVI file I downloaded is:

Some people have reported not having the correct FLV Codec.

If this is the case with you, just download the codec from http://
jjpeg.com/flv.html -- it's totally free and safe and all that and will 
allow you to see the video if you can't already.

Enjoy!



I can't seem to find much information about this codec.  MoviePlayer 
tried to find a codec but no such luck.  Anyone know which codec it is?



-Thufir

Thufir wrote:
> The README for an AVI file I downloaded is:
> 
> Some people have reported not having the correct FLV Codec.
> 
> If this is the case with you, just download the codec from http://
> jjpeg.com/flv.html -- it's totally free and safe and all that and will 
> allow you to see the video if you can't already.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> I can't seem to find much information about this codec.  MoviePlayer 
> tried to find a codec but no such luck.  Anyone know which codec it is?
> 
FLV is a container, not a codec. It is Flash video. If you need to upgrade
Flash, do so from your distro's repository or the Adobe website.
This is an attempt to get you to download malware.

And just as a further note, MPlayer and GStreamer-based video players (like
Totem) can play FLVs completely fine.

This looks like spam to me.