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"Man In The Browser" Attacks Increasing
Filed in archive Security measures by Sue Walsh on November 26, 2007
"Man In The Browser" Attacks Increasing
A new generation of malicious code is being used in increasingly frequent attacks on banking sites. The technique is called "Man in the Browser" and involves Pharming, which is the practice of redirecting users to a fake website that looks like the legit site of a bank. The cybercrimal is able to infect redirected user's PC's with a code that is only triggered when the user visits the actual banking site. The user's login information is captured and sent to an FTP site for storage and eventual sale.
"With the enhancements that banks have deployed in terms of authentication security on their online banking sites, phishing attacks are becoming less and less effective and attacks of the 'Man in the Browser' are set to increase," says F-Secure's Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen.

The most effective tool to prevent such attacks appears to be security products that use behavioral analysis because the malicious codes are tailored for specific banks rather than being mass distributed. This new technique will prove challenging to security software publishers attempting to index threats.



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Tags: malware  phishing  security  pharming  online  banking  cybercriminals  spyware  viruses  spam  browser+attack 
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