[PLUG] Re: Fw: OT: Suspected hacker attack

[Sherry Nelson <sherry.nelson@isinet.com>]

fyi- There's a good reference on web security, including the 1 pixel "bug"
&
email security hazards, at:
    http://www.tiac.net/users/smiths/security/index.htm

Sherry

>
> From: "Michael Leone" <turgon@pil.net>
> To: <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
> Subject: RE: [PLUG] Fw: OT: Suspected hacker attack - Can anyone advise?
>
> Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 18:31:40 -0400
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> > > > The first thing to notice is the javascript code beginning with
> > > "<script>".
> > > > This creates a new window of 1 pixel in size that
> > executes the specified
> > > CGI.
>
> Those 1 pixel window tricks are a pain in the ass. Legit companies
> sometimes
> use them, too, as a weird form of redirect and a sort of "cookie" to
> track
> your activities.
>
> There's a website somewhere that details this trick, and how to turn off
>
> JScript to defeat it.


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