Ordinary websites are fast-becoming a top security threat for PC users. Tainted Web pages first appeared in late 2005. Now, they're turning up as Google advertising links, on Wikipedia and elsewhere, "from top-tier names to mom and pop bakery shops," says Dan Hubbard, vice president of security research at Websense.
Cybercrooks are corrupting Web pages by the tens of thousands. By tapping holes in the Internet Explorer browser, they implant tiny programs that connect the PC of anyone who simply clicks on the tainted page to a "mother ship" server, often in Russia or China.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2007-05-01-malware_N.htm
Hackers set traps
Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by CommDriver, May 3, 2007.
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I know, kind of ironic isn't is?
Click at your own risk. If you want to look up the article on your own it's titled, "Hackers set traps on broad websites."
I use the Mozilla Firefox browser which the hackers don't exploit as often. Also everyone should have a spyware program like Webroot on their system. I've been scanning every other day, but I think I'm going to start doing it everyday. -
I use filters
And lots of them, for Explorer.
I also pre-surf with FireFox. As a rule I have FireFox castrated to the max. If the site(s) I am looking for check out, and there is additional information that requires things like graphics, flash etc. I will load it in Explorer. -
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