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What can happen if your not careful

  • 06-06-2010 4:45am
    #1
    Dude111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭


    http://anonym.to/http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/security-111804.wmv

    Excellent video (MAKE SURE TO VIEW IT IN FULL SCREEN) but it is very misleading! (They use IE to show all the spyware gotton)

    This can happen IN ANY BROWSER...

    Having scripts DISABLED and active-x locked down (If using IE) are 2 good starts to good surfing habits regardless of the browser :)


    Any browser can be secure and ANY BROWSER CAN BE A NIGHTMARE,it all depends on the user!


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    any browser can be safe ?

    IE has a very long history of drive by downloads, user action not needed.


  • #3
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,813 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    The dual domain in the links, sets off warning flags with me, so I'm not clicking that linking {outside of a SandBoxed VM}.
    Dude111 wrote: »
    http://anonym.to/http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/security-111804.wmv

    Excellent video (MAKE SURE TO VIEW IT IN FULL SCREEN) but it is very misleading! (They use IE to show all the spyware gotton)

    This can happen IN ANY BROWSER...

    Having scripts DISABLED and active-x locked down (If using IE) are 2 good starts to good surfing habits regardless of the browser :)


    Any browser can be secure and ANY BROWSER CAN BE A NIGHTMARE,it all depends on the user!


  • #4
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    http://anonym.to/en.html

    its a way for webmasters to anonymise links on their webpages so referrals arent logged.

    seems to be legitimate.

    mcafee sitereport on anonym.to:
    http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/anonym.to

    site report of benedelman.org
    http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/benedelman.org

    site owner Benjamin Edelman is a researcher lookign at spyware and malware.


  • #5
    Dude111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭Dude111


    Thank you!

    Yes using anonym.to is a good way to keep 3RD PARTY SITES FROM KNOWING WHO HAS THIER LINKS POSTED,ETC...... (It also helps preserve the links (And in some case helps if the link DOESNT WORK "hotlinked"))

    One site i was on implemented ANONYM.TO into thier server so whenever someone posts a link on thier site,http://anonym.to/ is aded to the start of the address :)


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