Adobe Flash Ads Launching Clipboard Hijack Attacks

**TNT Bot** · Aug 20, 2008, 01:11am

bullyBEEF writes "Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which affect Mac, Windows, and Linux users running Firefox, IE, and Safari, bad guys are seizing control of the machine's clipboard (probably using the Flash command setClipboard) and inserting a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. A number of legitimate sites have been seen to host acs carrying the attack — including Newsweek, Digg, and MSNBC.com. Researcher Aviv Raff offers a harmless demo of how it's done."

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**APK** · Aug 20, 2008, 01:41pm

Yet another case for this point:

http://www.thenewtech.com/forums/ope....html#post7194

From the security guide here:

HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& other layered security points):

http://www.thenewtech.com/forums/ope...03-vista-3550/

* It's definitely getting "crazy & outta control" out there lately the past 2-3 yrs. online, & moreso, lately... this is certain!

APK

Aug 20, 2008, 01:41pm	#2 (permalink) Re: Adobe Flash Ads Launching Clipboard Hijack Attacks
APK Elite Member Posts: 370 Name: The Duke of URL Karma:	Yet another case for this point: http://www.thenewtech.com/forums/ope....html#post7194 From the security guide here: HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& other layered security points): http://www.thenewtech.com/forums/ope...03-vista-3550/ * It's definitely getting "crazy & outta control" out there lately the past 2-3 yrs. online, & moreso, lately... this is certain! APK __________________ "I'm Reese: Sgt. TechComVN38416, assigned to protect you - You've been TARGETTED FOR TERMINATION!"

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Aug 20, 2008, 01:11am	#1 (permalink) Adobe Flash Ads Launching Clipboard Hijack Attacks
TNT Bot Elite Member Posts: 4,992 Karma:	bullyBEEF writes "Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which affect Mac, Windows, and Linux users running Firefox, IE, and Safari, bad guys are seizing control of the machine's clipboard (probably using the Flash command setClipboard) and inserting a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. A number of legitimate sites have been seen to host acs carrying the attack — including Newsweek, Digg, and MSNBC.com. Researcher Aviv Raff offers a harmless demo of how it's done." Read more of this story at Slashdot. </img> More...