Spyware Disguises Itself as Firefox Extension

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday July 27, 2006 @05:42AM from the not-yet-linux-compatible dept.

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "The antivirus specialists at McAfee have warned of a Trojan that disguises itself as a Firefox extension. The trojan installs itself as a Firefox extension, presenting itself as a legitimate existing extension called numberedlinks. It then begins intercepting passwords and credit card numbers entered into the browser, which it then sends to an external server. The most dangerous part of the issue is that it records itself directly into the Firefox configuration data, avoiding the regular installation and confirmation process."

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.....rrruuuuummmmmble... by Anonymous Coward · 2006-07-27 05:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

MINDQUAKE!!!
SpreadIE7.com by Anonymous Coward · 2006-07-27 06:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

At the release of IE 6.0, there were parties all over the world. Let's do it again for IE 7.

How should we organize it? What can Microsoft do to facilitate (materials, swag, a planning site?)

Do any of you know of existing web-based services that would work for planning a set of world-wide parties? The IE 6.0 party planning tool seems to have disappeared.

Should we have a theme? Can you host a party? Let's chat!