BTW guys visiting AVASt! forum in the last 24-48 hours should be careful, apprently the forum was hacked and it was trying to infect people via a iframe and security exploit (should be okay if you have patched?)...
http://www.wildersse...ad.php?t=183634
Do a full scan just in case.
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AVAST! forum hacked
Started by LUSHER, Aug 25 2007 08:08 PM
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Posted 25 August 2007 - 08:21 PM
Ouch... you would think a security firm would have their stuff secured. 
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Posted 25 August 2007 - 08:52 PM
rridgely, on Aug 25 2007, 08:21 PM, said:
Ouch... you would think a security firm would have their stuff secured.
Yes , absolutely shocking.
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Posted 25 August 2007 - 09:08 PM
That borders on the line between OMG and irony.
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Posted 25 August 2007 - 09:31 PM
Reminds me of a while back when breaking news was the revelation that some of the AntiSpyWare companies were found to be spying on each other. 
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Posted 25 August 2007 - 09:37 PM
Would it help them if the forum uses SSL connections like the one you can do in Comodo's forum?
Well hackers do what they should do right?
Well hackers do what they should do right?
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Posted 26 August 2007 - 07:48 AM
a well-known security company got hacked HAHAHA
i'd like to shake hands with that hacker
although he made it so that the innocent users browsing that page get exploited, thats not very cool
i'd like to shake hands with that hacker
although he made it so that the innocent users browsing that page get exploited, thats not very cool
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Posted 26 August 2007 - 08:34 AM
unsober, on Aug 26 2007, 07:48 AM, said:
a well-known security company got hacked HAHAHA
i'd like to shake hands with that hacker
although he made it so that the innocent users browsing that page get exploited, thats not very cool
i'd like to shake hands with that hacker
although he made it so that the innocent users browsing that page get exploited, thats not very cool
Piriform might be next....
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Posted 26 August 2007 - 11:52 AM
Any of the security forums are in danger
Oh well life goes on for black hats
Oh well life goes on for black hats
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Posted 26 August 2007 - 10:32 PM
reminds me of the movie Hackers - Takedown
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Posted 09 September 2007 - 06:59 AM
This time its spyware terminator forum that is hacked (though not as seriously).
http://forum.spywareterminator.com/Default...osts&t=3036
http://www.wildersse...ad.php?t=184968
http://forum.spywareterminator.com/Default...osts&t=3036
http://www.wildersse...ad.php?t=184968
