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Google Goes On Offensive vs. JavaScript Attacks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the isn't-most-javascript-offensive dept.

alphadogg writes "Google's e-mail security team has updated its Postini engine to stop a new type of JavaScript attack that helped fuel a rise in spam volume in recent months. Google says it has seen a surge in obfuscated JavaScript attacks, describing them as a hybrid between virus and spam messages. The e-mails are designed to look like legitimate messages, specifically Non Delivery Report messages, but contain hidden JavaScript. 'In some cases, the message may have forwarded the user's browser to a pharma site or tried to download something unexpected,' Google said in its official blog."

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  1. Don't want to post OT but... by bannable · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...could this site have *any* more ads? Good lord, 15 seconds and there have already been THREE inline popup ads and a redirect ad, in addition to all the crap surrounding the article.

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    1. Re:Don't want to post OT but... by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, it is a story about Google. =P

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    2. Re:Don't want to post OT but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Don't worry, you were completely on topic, even if you didn't know it. The topic is disabling javascript to prevent bad things on the Internet.

  2. Re:JS in email text? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your friend isn't going to send you javascript

    You clearly don't hang out with my group of friends.

  3. Re:Anyone using most email clients? by JxcelDolghmQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm quite certain that it would be counterproductive to turn off HTML rendering in the most popular email client for gmail: The web browser.

  4. Amazing by dr.+chuck+bunsen · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is the exact reason that I NEVER use the internet. Just too dangerous these days...

    1. Re:Amazing by mcgrew · · Score: 3, Funny

      You're telling me! I damned near broke my wrist last week!

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  5. Re:plain text by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nonsense, Shakespeare mainly wrote scripts. And to this day, there are problems executing them properly.