Clipboards hijacked in web attack

[Paddy]

Clipboards hijacked in web attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7567889.stm

Computer security firms are warning about an attack that hijacks the clipboard where copied text is stored.

The attack puts a hard-to-delete weblink into the clipboard that, if followed, leads people to a website selling fake security software.

The code that inserts the link has been found in flash-based adverts seen on many legitimate websites.

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[Corrine]

Users of WinPatrol can help mitigate the effects of the clipboard hijacks by disabling Adobe Shockwave Flash with the ActiveX control in WinPatrol. To see how simple it is, just follow the illustrations I provided here, use the settings listed below and select disable for Shockwave Flash:

    * Only view ActiveX controls used by Internet Explorer
    * Toggle non-Microsoft ActiveX controls on/off.