Trojan piggybacks on Firefox

Iria · Jul 26, 2006, 12:23 PM

Source: News.com
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A new Trojan horse making the rounds has been installing itself as a Firefox extension, according to security company McAfee.

The FormSpy Trojan attacks computers that have already been infected with the Downloader-AXM Trojan, according to a security advisory McAfee issued Tuesday. Once FormSpy is executed, it installs itself as a component of the popular Firefox browser.

Erroneus · Jul 26, 2006, 02:29 PM

And in other news today: Downloading stuff on the Internet can be harmfull

nForcer · Jul 26, 2006, 03:35 PM

So where are all the FireFox fanboys touting their 'superior to IE' browser now? Life sucks when you're in the same (sinking) boat, doesn't it.

**temeteus82** · Jul 26, 2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nForcer

So where are all the FireFox fanboys touting their 'superior to IE' browser now? Life sucks when you're in the same (sinking) boat, doesn't it.

Firefox 1 - IE 1024^128..........

YAYitsAndrew · Jul 26, 2006, 04:58 PM

Firefox IS in the top ten list of the software with the most open security holes, give it a break.

Erroneus · Jul 26, 2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nForcer

So where are all the FireFox fanboys touting their 'superior to IE' browser now? Life sucks when you're in the same (sinking) boat, doesn't it.

Read the article....

It's not a flaw in Firefox, it's an extension which has to be downloaded, approved for download and the approved to be installed....

Hell i can make an exe file which totally delete everything on your computer and sends your personal files to me, but you have to download it and install it, uuuuh very advanced or wait

nForcer · Jul 26, 2006, 09:19 PM

I know its not a flaw - I'm not that blind. I'm merely point out, as you have done so well for me, how defensive folks get when they realize thier golden prize is just as vunerable as everything else.

Just so we're clear - IE7 will be the same way - future versions of FireFox will be to.

Jul 26, 2006, 12:23 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Trojan piggybacks on Firefox Source: News.com ___________ A new Trojan horse making the rounds has been installing itself as a Firefox extension, according to security company McAfee. The FormSpy Trojan attacks computers that have already been infected with the Downloader-AXM Trojan, according to a security advisory McAfee issued Tuesday. Once FormSpy is executed, it installs itself as a component of the popular Firefox browser.

Jul 26, 2006, 02:29 PM	#2
Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,921 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	And in other news today: Downloading stuff on the Internet can be harmfull __________________

Jul 26, 2006, 04:58 PM	#5
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,583 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Firefox IS in the top ten list of the software with the most open security holes, give it a break. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism So you think piracy isn't hurting anyone? www.yayitsandrew.com

Jul 26, 2006, 03:35 PM	#3
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	So where are all the FireFox fanboys touting their 'superior to IE' browser now? Life sucks when you're in the same (sinking) boat, doesn't it.

Jul 26, 2006, 09:19 PM	#7
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	I know its not a flaw - I'm not that blind. I'm merely point out, as you have done so well for me, how defensive folks get when they realize thier golden prize is just as vunerable as everything else. Just so we're clear - IE7 will be the same way - future versions of FireFox will be to.