[dba-Tech] another question on browser hi-jack

Susan Harkins ssharkins at gmail.com
Wed Feb 6 10:55:34 CST 2008


Interesting -- my daughter uses my system and she has a MySpace account. 
:( In my case, this hijacker's got both IE and Firefox and the article 
suggests it's just an IE problem -- did you guys get that from the article?

Susan H.


>
> ActiveX looks to be vulnerable and might be part of
> your troubles:
>
> http://www.codeproject.com/News.aspx?nwid=5902
>
> Michael R. Mattys
> MapPoint & Access Dev
> www.mattysconsulting.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> To: "DBA Tech List" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:28 AM
> Subject: [dba-Tech] another question on browser hi-jack
>
>
>> Okay, I know that while hi-jacked, the hi-jackers can follow what I do.
>> What happens if I open the browser, reclaim my homepage, close and 
>> reopen?
>> It's opening to the homepage I want, not the hi-jack page, so am I still
>> hi-jacked or not? It stays that way until I reboot the system, and then
>> the hi-jack reclaims my browser.
>>
>> Susan H.
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