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Malicious Web Pages Can Install Dashboard Widgets
bonch writes "If you're running Safari on OS X Tiger and go to this website, a 'slightly evil' Dashboard widget will be automatically downloaded and installed and can't be removed without manually removing the file from the Library folder and rebooting the computer. The widget is called Zaptastic and is a demonstration by the author of how easy it is to exploit Dashboard for nefarious purposes. The essay, released under the Creative Commons License, goes on to describe the many ways users can be taken advantage of--imagine porn sites auto-installing adware widgets without your knowledge." So if you're on a Mac, it would be smart to view that page with something other than Safari.
now that's thick
I have a 850MHz iBook with over 600MB of RAM, and a 32 MB vid card.
Firefox runs like mud on a California slope. Text renders pretty badly. Currently, OmniWeb and Opera seem to run fine though.
Ever since they did that Java Update on April 18th, Firefox has not run the same at all.
Just letting people know who don't have powerhouse Macs...
Help me, help you. - Jerry McGuire
Naaa! Actually, it's just so fun to poke at the zealots.
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
Wow. I never thought I'd see an "in soviet russia" joke that was actually funny.
Dude, give it a fucking rest.
You're just jerking yourself off now. The shows over, everyone went home. Move along.
Glad to see you're on your meds now Basil, but I read your AC posts. Yes, it's not executed, it just sticks an icon for a potentially malicous application in a prominent place. Off to install Tiger!
Whenever I hear the word 'Innovation', I reach for my pistol.
What AC posts would those be nucklescraper?