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Firefox Users Targeted by Rare Piece of Malware   Message List  
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Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious
software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only
Firefox users. The malware, which BitDefender dubbed
"Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A" sits in Firefox's add-ons folder, said
Viorel Canja, the head of BitDefender's lab. The malware runs when
Firefox is started.

The malware uses JavaScript to identify more than 100 financial and
money transfer Web sites, including Barclays, Wachovia, Bank of
America, and PayPal along with two dozen or so Italian and Spanish
banks. When it recognizes a Web site, it will collect logins and
passwords, forwarding that information to a server in Russia....




Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:24 pm

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http://tinyurl.com/5pf7q9 Quote: Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but...
Tony Dee
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Hi, Tony, your message did not indicate any course of action for Firefox users - nor did your link. How does one get protected? Emil......
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