1/23/08

Got a Router? Be Careful

A security researcher with Symantec says he has seen a new form of attack on the loose, on the Web. It involves <strong class="keyword">malware</strong> embedded in a web site or email, in the form of malicious javascript code. The code can change a high-speed home router’s settings, which control the Domain Name System (DNS<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://mypcsecurityblog.com"> Your Daily Computer Security Tips</a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fmypcsecurityblog.com" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 3 links from 2 sites</a>) <br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/802091939.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9bWFsd2FyZSZsYW5ndWFnZT1lbiZrZXk9YmYyMjQ5ZjVhOTRmMzY1MmZjNjc0ODBjZWExYjg0MjQmZm9ybWF0PXJzc3wyMHxodHRwOi8vbXlwY3NlY3VyaXR5YmxvZy5jb20vYWxlcnRzL2dvdC1hLXJvdXRlci1iZS1jYXJlZnVsJnZpc2l0b3JpZD0tJnVzZXJpZD0tJnNlc3Npb25pZD0yNDlmYWMzNzhjMmNkODMyNTNjMGVmMzViNGQ0Yzk5YSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9MSZhYmNsYXNzPWImYWJzd2l0Y2g9ZiZtZW1iZXI9LQ=="/>