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Re: Browser cache will forever be a security problem

From "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net>
Newsgroups alt.comp.freeware, comp.programming, comp.lang.c, alt.conspiracy, at.usenet, alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject Re: Browser cache will forever be a security problem
Date 2017-06-29 06:58 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <oj2m9k$gfd$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <oj29bm$8sk$2@dont-email.me>

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"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:oj29bm$8sk$2@dont-email.me...
>
> Imagine something wrote a tricky program that swapped the files in the 
> cache folder so as misdirect you to a dangerous website... :)
>

Could be pretty nasty :-(

There are settings to clear your cache on exit in the browsers I use, and 
I'm sure many of the others have a way to do it, also. Problem solved :-)
-- 

SC Tom
 

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Browser cache will forever be a security problem "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-06-29 15:17 +0800
  Re: Browser cache will forever be a security problem "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2017-06-29 06:58 -0400
    Re: Browser cache will forever be a security problem JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2017-06-29 18:44 +0700

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