Greenguy's Board


Go Back   Greenguy's Board > Chit Chat
Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 2004-05-18, 10:49 AM   #1
digifan
...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun
 
digifan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: In your dreams, baby
Posts: 3,835
Send a message via ICQ to digifan
Safari, IE vulnerability allows execution of malicious code

Just found this article at yahoo..

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...fmaliciouscode

The good thing is that the solution is easy:
" Secunia recommends opening Safari preferences and uncheck "Open 'safe' files after download."
__________________

Webair Rocks
digifan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2004-05-18, 10:56 AM   #2
Cleo
Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West
 
Cleo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Southeast Florida
Posts: 27,936
Actually it is part of a problem discovered a few weeks ago that involves being able to script a shell season to do bad things.

You could create an AppleScript that scripted the terminal to open a shell and issue the command rm -rf ~/ or write some kind of file. Basically it is a trojan program not a virus or worm.

http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/05/17/safari/
__________________
Free Rides on Uber and Lyft
Uber Car: uberTzTerri
Lyft Car: TZ896289
Cleo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2004-05-18, 11:10 AM   #3
digifan
...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun
 
digifan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: In your dreams, baby
Posts: 3,835
Send a message via ICQ to digifan
You are fast, Cleo

I'm using Mac OS 9.2.2 still so just thought it may be interesting.

__________________

Webair Rocks
digifan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:57 AM.


Mark Read
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
© Greenguy Marketing Inc