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News story: Hackers hijack web search results

Discussion in 'Entertainment and Technology' started by Paul_UK, Nov 29, 2007.

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  1. Paul_UK

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    Full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7118452.stm

    The method of attack appears to be through vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and/or Windows for which patches have been released, but not everyone keeps their PCs updated. I would have thought that decent up-to-date anti-virus and anti-malware software would take care of it too.
     
    #1 Paul_UK, Nov 29, 2007
  2. kuzmaster

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    yeah...

    I just love how the media make things just so evil and blow them out of proportion.

    <ahem>Firefox</ahem>
     
    #2 kuzmaster, Nov 29, 2007
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    *hugs firefox*

    Also whos going to search for hospice?
     
    #3 CrimsonThunder, Nov 29, 2007
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    Somebody with a dying relative?
     
    #4 beckyg, Nov 30, 2007
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    Safari & Mac OS X 5 =] im pretty safe ^_^
     
    #5 Ty, Nov 30, 2007
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    Oh... >_>

    I just did a google search on in and I've never even heard of the word before lol.
     
    #6 CrimsonThunder, Nov 30, 2007
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    Well that's good Crimson, it must mean you haven't had a dying relative or they don't have hospice in Australia?
     
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    I think we don't have Hospice in Australia. But someone else can answer that.
     
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