[pchelpers] Re: jikto -- hacker's tool

Tonia Lee wrote:
> *A security researcher has found a way hackers can make PCs of unsuspecting
> Web surfers do their dirty work, without having to actually commandeer the
> systems.*
> That's possible with a new security tool called Jikto. The tool is written
> in JavaScript and can make PCs of unknowing Web surfers hunt for flaws in
> Web sites, said Jikto creator Billy Hoffman, a researcher at Web security
> firm SPI 
> Dynamics<http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spidynamics.com%2F&siteId=22&oId=2100-1009-6169034&ontId=1009&lop=nl.ex>.
> Hoffman, who developed the tool as a way to advance Web security, plans to
> release Jikto publicly later this week at the ShmooCon hacker
> event<http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fshmoocon.org%2F&siteId=22&oId=2100-1009-6169034&ontId=1009&lop=nl.ex>in
> Washington,
> D.C.
> 
> "This is going to drastically change the scope of evil things you can do
> with JavaScript," Hoffman said. "Jikto turns any PC into my little drone.
> Your PC will start attacking Web sites on my behalf, and you're going to
> give me all the results."
> More here:
> 
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169034.html?tag=nl.e550
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tonia 
Fascinating article. Even your anti virus won't protect you. There may 
be a need for entirely new methods to deal with this type of problem.

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