Every Browser But IE Suseptible to Phishing Flaw

[NikPreviousAcct]

This is why, when I need to do secure transactions on the web, I clear cache and cookies and reboot, check my host file for hijacks, open a new browser window, and type in the address manually. The only thing I have to worry about trusting is my ISP's DNS servers.

 

[Encryptic]

HAHAHAHAHA!

That'll show those dumb people who still use IE instead of Firefox......oh wait.

 

[fs5]

firefox fix
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic...8&sid=0d4c338cc68a80adaa55f002b3d3fda6

 

[joecool]

every browser BUT ie?! now that's hard to believe!

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: fs5
firefox fix
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic...8&sid=0d4c338cc68a80adaa55f002b3d3fda6

That does the job.

 

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: fs5
firefox fix
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic...8&sid=0d4c338cc68a80adaa55f002b3d3fda6

That does the job.

But.. but .... FF is flawless...

 

[Mo0o]

Yikes,, thats dangerous, but I never click on any links in those e-mails anyways.

 

[BW86]

Using Firefox 1.0 and The link opens to "meeow"

 

[nakedfrog]

Kinda funny, when I got home today, I had a phishing email. The bottom of it included the standard "always go to the site by typing in the URL" warning.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Babbles
I am using Opera 7.54 and both of the links looks like it is "paypal."

I don't know too much about this entire phising thing so somebody please enlighten clueless me. What is "phising" and what can happen if one is to click the link with a non-MSIE browser?

Basically they make it look like you are going to a real site but it's a fake site. They want your credit card. Of course, I'd assume anyone smart enough to switch browsers is smart enough to know not to give their credit card out like that.

 

[EyeMWing]

Phishing still requires human failure.

 

[KingNothing]

If you change the character encoding setting in Firefox to something other than UTF-8 you can at least tell by looking at the status bar text (when you hover your mouse over the link) that the link is messed up. The posted fix is better though.

 

[sniperruff]

well too late. tab-browsing, better themes, foxytunes, better ad-blocking has switched me long long time ago.

 

[EyeMWing]

Furthermore, you guys suck, my Firefox isn't vulnerable (I compiled without IDN)