All Questions
Tagged with browser-extensions browser-hijacking
8 questions
0
votes
0
answers
100
views
What can be leaked using a browser extension where one of the extensions loads JavaScript from a remote site?
Can one remotely log my IP, browser history, and saved passwords?
I think the IP should be easily done if one of the extensions load a remote JavaScript to run in my browser. I'm not sure about other ...
- 157
0
votes
1
answer
133
views
Firefox switches charset encoding, brings up request to install extensin. Is this a "browser virus"?
I use Devuan ASCII (~= Debian Stretch) on my desktop, with Firefox and Chromium as my browsers. As I came back to my computer today after a few hours of non-use, and loaded a new browser frame, ...
- 449
1
vote
1
answer
175
views
Go.redirectro issue [closed]
I have a hijacker problem "Go.redirectro"
And it gave ma a horrible headache
I tried registry editor and take a file by file deep look at my drive and uh god it took me long time
Look i am a ...
- 19
1
vote
1
answer
448
views
Browser custom protocol handlers
The possibility of running a shell command from an extension (NPAPI) has been phased out, but custom protocol handlers are still supported.
What is the practical difference if an extension can still ...
- 857
2
votes
1
answer
157
views
Malicious script compromising browser extensions
In Firefox or Chrome,
is it possible for a web page script to compromise a user installed extension?
This might involve access to extension private data or obtain the same execution privileges as ...
- 857
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Why browser hijacker changes the homepage to yahoo [closed]
I have seen many browser hijacker like istartsurf, ask.com which changes the victim's search engine to yahoo. Why many(almost all) browser hijacker changes the search engines to yahoo. Is there any ...
1
vote
2
answers
118
views
About browsers injectors (Sonic Train)
I know that viruses use some ways to inject some ADs in the browsers web pages like :
1-Inject an extension
2-Inject some codes to the browser process
3-With a proxy server
4-Install an injected ...
- 113
1
vote
1
answer
155
views
Protecting users with browser extension. Is it possible, if the machine is already infected?
Assume a trojan acquired admin privilege on a Windows 7 machine.
How easy is it for the trojan to replace/hijack/modify a browser extension without user knowing it? Is it possible?
I am thinking of ...
- 243