Google Chrome Open to Carpet-bombing VulnerabilityAs per the security researcher Aviv Raff, Google's new shiny Web browser - Google Chrome - could be exploited with carpet-bombing vulnerability used by hackers to attack Window users. In fact, this vulnerability is similar to the one found in Apple's Safari browser four months ago in May 2008 by the well-known researcher Nitesh Dhanjani. Raff gave a demonstration of the attack in which he showed how Google Chrome users could be attracted to download JAR (Java Archive) file that start operating without giving any warning. Furthermore, Raff's code showed in the proof-of-concept that hackers could employ a social engineering technique to attack users. Only two mouse clicks lead to the installation of malware on Windows de... » SPAMfighter News - 9/8/2008 |    |
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