Hi,
Let's say I'm a hacker with access to a public kiosk,
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I then install that version of Firefox on the kiosk.
Simple: You should not be able to do that (if the kiosk is correctly
configured). If the hacker can install arbitrary code, he could also
install a rootkit with a keylogger or
On 04/05/09 20:27, Andrews, Rick wrote:
Are there any safeguards in place to prevent this hack from succeeding?
Of course not. Code is code - you can make it do anything. It's just
ones and zeroes. They could make the hacked version show your evil
website while having the URL bar display "htt
Ian G wrote, On 2009-05-04 13:26:
> On 4/5/09 22:04, Nelson Bolyard wrote:
>> A very similar hack has already been done. It's a Firefox extension
>> that (IIRC) silently installs some roots and shows the green bar for
>> (some of) the certs that chain up to those roots. See it at
>> https://addo
On 4/5/09 22:04, Nelson Bolyard wrote:
A very similar hack has already been done. It's a Firefox extension that
(IIRC) silently installs some roots and shows the green bar for
(some of) the certs that chain up to those roots. See it at
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4828
Nice,
On 2009-05-04 12:27, Andrews, Rick wrote:
A customer asked this question, and I couldn't answer it.
Let's say I'm a hacker with access to a public kiosk, and I want users
of that kiosk to see the EV green toolbar when they use the kiosk to
visit my hacked web site. My web site is configured with
Unfortunately the [potential] problem is much bigger than that!
A hacked browser and/or operating system can essentially screw the user in all
ways possible for a
computer.
The green bar may lit all the time for example.
I would personally be a bit cautious about opening company mail in a publi
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