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Attack code for Firefox zero-day goes wild, says researcher
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| 18 February 2010
| Dan Goodin
Posted on 02/19/2010 10:40:03 AM PST by ShadowAce
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:40:03 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:40:32 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
I am pretty much stupid about this stuff, but use Firefox. What does this mean for me? Do I need to do something?
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:42:01 AM PST
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: ShadowAce
I am pretty much stupid about this stuff, but use Firefox. What does this mean for me? Do I need to do something?
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:42:23 AM PST
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: brytlea
3.5.8 came out today, at least it did when I first opened Firefox this morning.
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:43:27 AM PST
by
John W
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:44:27 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: ShadowAce
"Security researcher", and he intentionally
releases the attack code to the public?
Sorry, dude, that makes you no different than any other scumbag, black-hat hacker in my book.
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:46:32 AM PST
by
TChris
("Hello", the politician lied.)
To: John W
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:48:05 AM PST
by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON and moderates make me PUKE!!!")
To: brytlea
No, you don’t need to do anything. Your copy of Firefox will automatically download and install (probably already has) all security updates. A major update was sent out two or three days ago.
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:51:53 AM PST
by
Ron C.
To: ShadowAce
Ok let me get this straight. A “security researcher” releases code that is toxic to a browser? I have always suspected that the anti virus people and the hackers are one and the same. They run a protection racket. Anything here that I’m missing? Believe me I don’t claim to understand the world of IT, but this seems to confirm what Ive always suspected to be true. Am I right?
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:51:58 AM PST
by
DariusBane
(Even the Rocks shall cry out "Hobamma to the Highest")
To: brytlea
I'm not sure yet. From my understanding of the reading, there is no fix for this particular exploit.
Of course, there is no verifiable instance of it occurring yet, but give it some time.
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:52:00 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: DariusBane
Sure seems like it. I don’t normally run AV, though.
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posted on
02/19/2010 10:52:54 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Mr. Jazzy
Is it just me or does 3.6 seem to run much faster?
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:07:03 AM PST
by
foolishboi
(Under certain circumstances profanity provides relief denied even to prayer...... Mark Twain)
To: John W
Oh, yeah, I forgot there was an update I downloaded this morning. Good!
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:08:22 AM PST
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: Ron C.
Thank you. This stuff really worries me more now because this year, for the first time, I have had 2 trojans that were a royal pain to get rid of. It seems to me that there has been an uptick in that stuff, but it may also just be that I’ve gotten dumber and somehow am not being careful.
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:09:52 AM PST
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: ShadowAce
HOw would one pick it up?
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:10:26 AM PST
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: brytlea
Unfortunately, the article didn’t say. Makes one wonder, doesn’t it?
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:12:08 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
This sounds like this Russian is selling a program that is capable of hacking into someone’s system, via Firefox.
Is that not a computer crime? What possible legal use is the product this Russian is peddling??
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:12:15 AM PST
by
Bean Counter
(I keeps mah feathers numbered, for just such an emergency...)
To: Bean Counter
What possible legal use is the product this Russian is peddling?? Security probing of networks. There are companies that offer their services to companies, offering to break into their network to check the network's security. This is usually done with the permission of the company and most of the time it is very much above-board.
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:14:24 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: foolishboi
I think it is just a better, trimmer build.
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posted on
02/19/2010 11:17:49 AM PST
by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON and moderates make me PUKE!!!")
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