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Re: Firefox bugs
From: "Dave Aitel" <dave.aitel () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:23:46 -0400
Web bugs are not code executing on your computer. Typically they're not even javascript, just an embedded image or audio file that loads from a remote site. Spyware is code executing on your computer. I'm going to say though, I do think weev has 30 Javascript bugs in Mozilla. The question for Window Snyder is "What are you going to do about it?" Is Firefox at least compiled with /Gs these days (or pro-police (what's the current best GCC flag?) on Linux/OS X? Does Mozilla help Novell install their application profile stuff? Does Mozilla have a certified SELinux profile? Making browsing safe is a hard job and there's a lot Mozilla can do. $500 bucks a bug is not it. I think it's extra special funny that someone from SixApart's LiveJournal was giving a talk with someone from Bantown, who did the big LiveJournal attack a while back. (see http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/01/account_hijackings_force_livej.html ) What's next? Spammers working with anti-spam companies? :> -dave On 10/3/06, Alexander Sotirov <asotirov () determina com> wrote:
Dave Aitel wrote: > Anyways, our congresscritters think that SPYWARE==WEB BUG. And it's > not true. Someone needs to call them and explain it slowly. How is a web bug not spyware? Or are you saying that spyware is more than just web bugs? Alex _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunitysec com http://lists.immunitysec.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
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- Firefox bugs Dave Aitel (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Thor Larholm (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Dave Aitel (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs security curmudgeon (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Dave Aitel (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs H D Moore (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Dave Aitel (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Thor Larholm (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Thor Larholm (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Matt (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs Dave Aitel (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs endrazine (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs [iRant] Bas Alberts (Oct 03)
- Re: Firefox bugs [iRant] Jared DeMott (Oct 04)
- Re: Firefox bugs Rob Lemos (Oct 04)
- Re: Firefox bugs James (njan) Eaton-Lee (Oct 04)
- Re: Firefox bugs Jared DeMott (Oct 04)
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