>From the article: > In one caper, documented by Kaspersky Lab, hackers corrupted advertisements appearing on two popular Russian news sites. Anyone using a Windows PC <http://www.newsfactor.com/accuserve/accuserve-go.php?c=14184> [image: Relevant Products/Services]<http://www.newsfactor.com/accuserve/accuserve-go.php?c=14184> to visit either of the sites got an infection that activated only in RAM. The malicious program got wiped out when the browser shut down. But in the hours the browser was enabled, the infection remained active.
First, I love their use of the word caper. So sinister! Second: they're describing something that only runs when the browser was running, so ... yeah. Javascript. Java. Flash. Wonder how much of this is war-mongering to spice up interest in new security "protection" schemes. Travis On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Ash Palmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Shame the article isn't more in depth. > > > On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:39:03 -0500 > Michael Ryder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Probably depends on your circumstances. In my case, I've never heard > > of those other lists, so I welcome seeing this information. > > > > Or maybe you are a grumpy old fart. > > > > Mike > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:23 PM, John Broome <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Harvey Rothenberg > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > To All, > > > > > > Where all == [email protected], > > > [email protected] > > > cc: [email protected], > > > [email protected] > > > [individuals snipped] > > > > > > > > > Am I a premature grumpy old fart, or is list cross-posting usually > > > a no-no? _______________________________________________ > > > Discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > This list provided by the League of Professional System > > > Administrators http://lopsa.org/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > -- Travis Campbell [email protected]
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