Comments on: Firefox Spyware Add-On Adobe Flash Player 0.2

By: Week 36 in Review – 2009 | Infosec Events

Week 36 in Review – 2009 | Infosec Events — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:42:38 +0000

[...] Firefox Spyware Add-On Adobe Flash Player 0.2 – ghacks.net The spyware add-on injects ads into Google search results pages and every Google search query is transferred to a third party server. AKPC_IDS += "752,"; [...]

By: Usate Firefox? Attenzione allo spyware Adobe Flash Player 0.2! - Geekissimo

Usate Firefox? Attenzione allo spyware Adobe Flash Player 0.2! - Geekissimo — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:01:21 +0000

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By: Firefox Spyware Add-On Adobe Flash Player 0.2 « Hanady’s Blog

Firefox Spyware Add-On Adobe Flash Player 0.2 « Hanady’s Blog — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:37:33 +0000

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By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:13:09 +0000

Probably using a hacked server for that purpose.

By: Doc

Doc — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:58:28 +0000

So who is collecting the search results? Can we trace it back to an author so the authorities can press criminal charges? Will Mozilla blacklist this extension (via checksum) so it CAN’T be installed? What can we do?

By: Virtual_ManPL

Virtual_ManPL — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:45:34 +0000

@ Steinsk — and Fx too… with 4s delay to install it or cancel… of course if you know what are you installing…
and firstly Opera didnt have extensions… ;)

By: Steinsk

Steinsk — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:14:55 +0000

And THIS is why Opera is refusing to open up for extension!!

By: Scoperto uno spyware camuffato da add-on per Firefox. | TuttoVolume

Scoperto uno spyware camuffato da add-on per Firefox. | TuttoVolume — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:24:02 +0000

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