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> <Quote>
> Virus writers have latched onto the popularity of Firefox with a new
> variant on the established practice of stealing online banking
> passwords.
>
> A password pinching Trojan that poses as a Firefox Plugin is doing the
> rounds... ChromeInject-A is typically downloaded onto Windows PCs
> already compromised by other strains of malware.
>
> Once installed, the Trojan sits in Firefox's Plugin folder, activating
> every time the popular browser is started. The backdoor code looks for
> data exchanged between a compromised machine and a list of pre-
> programmed banking sites in Europe, Australia and the US.
> </Quote>
>
> I posted this several days ago, but forgot the link:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/04/firefox_plug_in_trojan/
>
> Only works on Windows machines already compromised by worms or
> viruses.
Ahh... that would be 4 out of 10 Windows boxes.
Conclusion: don't use Windows. Don't use IE, either.
MS issues brown alert over unpatched IE 7 flaw
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| Microsoft warned on Saturday that attacks targeting the vulnerability, which
| affects versions of its flagship browser on all supported versions of
| Windows, are becoming more widespread. The security bug first came to
| prominence a week ago, just before the latest edition of Microsoft's update
| cycle.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/15/ie7_exploits/
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