knowledge-Spammer Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) : Edited January 13, 2017 by knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch234 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks for the article, but that's not a drive by attack by any means :rolleyes:Drive-by downloads are malicious pieces of software that are downloaded to a computer, tablet or smartphone when the user views a compromised Web page or an HTML-based email message that links to a website.In many cases, the malware will be automatically installed on the system; in almost all cases, the user won't be aware of it.SourceThere's no popup to tell you to update something. The malware tries to install itself right away! If you dont have a good AV then your screwed. I know, a few years back I stumbled on acompromised site and my AV flagged it like crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Adobe NEVER uses web pages to alert you - THOSE are always FAKE - NEVER CLICK ON THOSE! If the Adobe Flash Player needs an update, Adobe launches an update box on your desktop when you boot up your pc.Java usually pops up a message in the system tray when it needs an update - never on a web page. Thats good information, I am sure alot of people get infected every day, not knowing what they just clikked on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnoid Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yahoo.com were flagged by anarticle in the register yesterday for accidetly posting virus infected java adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefa Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yahoo.com were flagged by anarticle in the register yesterday for accidetly posting virus infected java adverts.http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/200868-yahoo-serves-malicious-ads/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Just use ESET and Adblock and dont worry about crap like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoja Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Not drive by infection, drive by means that the page is still loading when the virus kicks in... Thats a AD related infection, you actually need to click something after the page loads. And its pretty common on WAREZ websites. Edited January 7, 2014 by Catoja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoJoe Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Just use ESET and Adblock and dont worry about crap like this. SandboxieAnyways this woulda been a no-brainer for me as I do not and will not have java on my PC. Edited January 7, 2014 by locoJoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonar2 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 thanks knowledge, nice tuto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmad Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Britec has very useful videos. Can always find something helpful in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazigh Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Just use ESET and Adblock and dont worry about crap like this. SandboxieAnyways this woulda been a no-brainer for me as I do not and will not have java on my PC.I think if you are using chrome.. sandboxie is not that important because chrome already has it's sandbox technology Edited January 21, 2014 by mazigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLord Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Not drive by infection, drive by means that the page is still loading when the virus kicks in... Thats a AD related infection, you actually need to click something after the page loads. And its pretty common on WAREZ websites.Absolutely correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodel Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Drive-by downloads may happen when visiting a website, viewing an e-mail message or by clicking on a deceptive pop-up window, by clicking on the window in the mistaken belief that, for instance, an error report from the computer' operating system itself is being acknowledged, or that an innocuous advertisement pop-up is being dismissed.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-by_download Edited January 27, 2014 by Dodel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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