New malware technique strikes once only

**Glaswegian** · 06-04-2007, 02:06 PM

A new hacking method is causing concern for the lengths it goes to avoid detection by security software and researchers.

The attack involves a website that has been hacked to host malicious code, an increasingly common trap on the Internet. If a user visits one of the sites with an unpatched machine, it's possible that the computer can become automatically infected with code that can record keystrokes and steal financial data typed into forms.

http://www.techworld.com/security/ne...SS&NewsID=9024

forhockey · 06-05-2007, 08:36 PM

You almost have to research every site before you decide to drop a visit

. Does anyone bother patching up other software like Word, Excel, etc?

**Kalim** · 06-07-2007, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forhockey

You almost have to research every site before you decide to drop a visit

. Does anyone bother patching up other software like Word, Excel, etc?

No worries if you leave all your data on hidden AES-TwoFish-Serpent/SHA-2 encrypted volumes with the files within again encrypted and password protected using random key files>

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