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Massive IE phishing exploit discovered
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| December 17, 2004
| Dan Ilett
Posted on 12/17/2004 7:03:17 AM PST by holymoly
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12/17/2004 7:03:17 AM PST
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holymoly
To: holymoly
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:05:17 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: holymoly
To: holymoly
To: holymoly
That's why I use FireFox.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:07:39 AM PST
by
Terabitten
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:08:24 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: holymoly
I didn't realise my google home page had been hijacked to a google clone..www.about.blank.org.
Sneaky. And I have tons of protection running.. Hrmmm
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:09:21 AM PST
by
wolficatZ
(All I want for Christmas is an Scooby-Doo Chia Pet...(and a M-1 carbine))
To: ShadowAce; Swordmaker
FYI
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:09:29 AM PST
by
Fatalis
To: holymoly
Just changed from IE to Firefox....surprised (not really) to see that the default homepage is GOOGLE.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:10:56 AM PST
by
DCPatriot
(I don't do politically correct very well either.)
To: frog_jerk_2004
Firefox - The BEST!
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:13:07 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(All I ask from livin' is to have no chains on me. All I ask from dyin' is to go naturally.)
To: DCPatriot
Just changed from IE to Firefox....surprised (not really) to see that the default homepage is GOOGLE.
Change it.
Firefox Help: Options
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:15:59 AM PST
by
holymoly
(Merry Christmas! http://tinyurl.com/5mxvw)
To: DCPatriot
"Just changed from IE to Firefox....surprised (not really) to see that the default"Now that you have changed to Firefox, go to this thread to help you out.... if you are on a Broadband Internet connection.
How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:17:50 AM PST
by
KoRn
To: holymoly
I've been using the Avant browser and really like it. I prefer it to Firefox and Mozilla because a lot of the plugins that I use work with Avant and not Firefox or Mozilla. But I never see Avant discussed when people talk about security vulnerability. Does Avant have the same problems as IE or is it more immune??
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:21:10 AM PST
by
wouldilie
(I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas......)
To: wouldilie
Does Avant have the same problems as IE or is it more immune??
As I recall, Avant runs on the IE engine (it requires IE to work).
The browsers I listed are all stand-alone.
In my opinion, if you're going to break with IE, it should be a clean break.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:26:51 AM PST
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holymoly
(Merry Christmas! http://tinyurl.com/5mxvw)
To: wolficatZ
I had the "about blank" problem too until I switched browsers. Any time I rebooted I got "about blank" as my home page. I could change it but it would always come back upon rebooting. I finally got rid of it but I have no problems at all using netscape 7.1 browser.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:33:50 AM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: holymoly
I don't believe a browser change will help here although I use Firefox. If the e-mail comes in and you click on it, you will be redirected. I got one the other day and observed the address and it definitely not was from ebay which allegedly needed to "update" my credit card information. Be aware, be very aware.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:37:01 AM PST
by
RichardW
To: KoRn
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:37:33 AM PST
by
Zman
To: RichardW
I don't believe a browser change will help here although I use Firefox. One extension that would be helpful here is the Spoofstick extension. It tells you the real URL of the page you are on.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:39:29 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: RichardW
I don't believe a browser change will help here although I use Firefox.
From the article:
"The vulnerability is caused by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the DHTML Edit ActiveX control"
I still run a vesion of Mozilla, but I believe that, like Mozilla, Firefox does not use ActiveX. (I don't know about Opera.) "Off By One" uses no plugins, java, etc., and so is the most secure browser available.
This and other articles I've read state this is a MSIE-only flaw.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:43:27 AM PST
by
holymoly
(Merry Christmas! http://tinyurl.com/5mxvw)
To: holymoly
I have current IE 6, Windows Xp w/ SP-2. The Secunia test shows my IE browser as vulnerable. I also have Forefox, which I use exclusively for browsing on the same machine - Firefox is not vulnerable. I won't open the test page at all.
The only reason I keep IE is that many things exclusively open IE to display content.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:53:38 AM PST
by
IamConservative
(To worry is to misuse your imagination.)
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