Crockett
02-28-2005, 08:35 PM
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/dbd-anatomy.htm
This is an excellant article of what can happen if you come across an unscrupulous site that takes advantage of either low ActiveX settings or of a user clicking YES to one of these popups for installing a plugin.
The end result is a hijacked computer.
BTW, when I go to that page in Internet Explorer, I am greeted to a cannot dispaly page error. (attachment 1)
When I go to that site mentioned in the article in Opera, the page is completely blank or I don't leave the original page. (attachment 2)
When I go to that site in Firefox, I get a popup saying the connection was refused. (attachment 3)
The reason for these 3 outcomes is because of my security settings.
This site is added to my HOSTS file and therefore placed in my Restricted Zone.
In Opera and Firefox, there are no ActiveX controls to accomplish that task.
This is an excellant article of what can happen if you come across an unscrupulous site that takes advantage of either low ActiveX settings or of a user clicking YES to one of these popups for installing a plugin.
The end result is a hijacked computer.
BTW, when I go to that page in Internet Explorer, I am greeted to a cannot dispaly page error. (attachment 1)
When I go to that site mentioned in the article in Opera, the page is completely blank or I don't leave the original page. (attachment 2)
When I go to that site in Firefox, I get a popup saying the connection was refused. (attachment 3)
The reason for these 3 outcomes is because of my security settings.
This site is added to my HOSTS file and therefore placed in my Restricted Zone.
In Opera and Firefox, there are no ActiveX controls to accomplish that task.