Data Theft (Be Aware) - aka. Clipboard problem

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  1. webster

    webster Registered Member

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    Take a look at the contents of your clipboard here
     
  2. bigbuck

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    Re: Clipboard problem

    Mine doesn't show....
     
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    Re: Clipboard problem

    Nothing here either.


    snowbound
     
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    Data Theft (Be Aware)

    I received this as an EMail from a friend in Australia
    Would appreciate any constructive comments on it.

    Check out the following if your not already aware:

    We copy various data by ctrl+c for pasting elsewhere.
    This copied data is stored in clipboard and is
    accessible from the net by a combination of
    java-scripts and ASP.
    Do not keep sensitive data (like creditcard numbers,
    bank login/ passwords, PIN, date of births, etc.) in
    the clipboard while surfing the web.
    Make a practice of typing them always. It is extremely
    easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to
    steal your sensitive information.

    Just try this and you will see how easily you are
    exposed!!
    (1) Copy any text by Ctrl+C
    (2) Now, click the Link:
    http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
    (3) You will see the SAME text you copied is accessed
    by this web page.
     
  6. LowWaterMark

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    Well, this has actually been known for a while. It requires javascript to be enabled in your browser. If you are using IE, it's a good idea to heavily secure the Internet zone's security settings, and to use the Trusted zone for sites where you want javascript to be allowed. Or, use alternate browsers which probably won't have the exploit issue.

    See this old IE exploit announcement from back a few years ago.

    News article...
    http://news.com.com/IE holes open up Web booby traps/2100-1001_3-962966.html

    The advisory linked in the above article...
    http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm012-ie/

    In IE, javascript access to the clipboard itself can be set to disabled or prompt with this setting...
     

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    Lowwatermark have you tried it? I thought the same as you. But Even with that option set to prompt or disabled, it still works at least on this test computer.
     
  8. TNT

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    Well yeah, I had seen it, it works only in Internet Explorer.
     
  9. LowWaterMark

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    Yes, I tried it with IE6 with current patches, active scripting enabled and pasting set to prompt (ie. the setting in my screen shot above) and got the appropriate prompt...
     

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    If I clicked No, it never found the text...
     

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    Hmm I thought so. Something must be broken here...
     
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    Strange business. All patches were already in, but setting paste from clipboard didn't seem to have any effect whether it was set to enable/disable/prompt. Turning off active scripting 100% worked though.

    In the end I reset the internet zone to high. Then moved it down to my old settings. Now it works. My IE works real strange.

    Oh well..
     
  13. Smokey

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    For a lot of people a good remarker to check their settings!:)
     
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  15. Vikorr

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    Mine came up blank, and I'd been cut&pasting just before I came here. But I have most settings in IE set to 'disable' <except for trusted zones anyway>
     
  16. Mrkvonic

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    Hi,
    Several solutions for that:
    Disable the clipboard service ...
    Use proxomitron (removes the cliboard haversting attempt).
    Surf with NoScript in Firefox (does not allow the exploit in the first place).
    Mrk
     
  17. iceni60

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    you could just use Proxomitron, or at least Firefox or Opera. not only do i never see ads, or bad popups, Proxomitron lets me know about these kind of things as they happen.
     

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    Re: Data Theft (Be Aware)

    Thanks LowWaterMark
    This thread has given me the info I was looking for
     
  19. burger

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    It doesn't work on firefox or opera, whatever the settings. Noscript isn't needed.
     
  20. Mrkvonic

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    Hi,
    Right on, dude.
    One more point for Firefox / Opera vs. IE.
    Mrk
     
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