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| Started by | "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2017-06-29 15:17 +0800 |
| Last post | 2017-06-29 18:44 +0700 |
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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
| From | "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-06-29 15:17 +0800 |
| Subject | Browser cache will forever be a security problem |
| Message-ID | <oj29bm$8sk$2@dont-email.me> |
Imagine something wrote a tricky program that swapped the files in the cache folder so as misdirect you to a dangerous website... :) -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa
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| From | "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> |
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| Date | 2017-06-29 06:58 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <oj2m9k$gfd$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #7880 |
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in message news:oj29bm$8sk$2@dont-email.me... > > Imagine something wrote a tricky program that swapped the files in the > cache folder so as misdirect you to a dangerous website... :) > Could be pretty nasty :-( There are settings to clear your cache on exit in the browsers I use, and I'm sure many of the others have a way to do it, also. Problem solved :-) -- SC Tom
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| From | JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> |
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| Date | 2017-06-29 18:44 +0700 |
| Message-ID | <fjo2wshcdj1x$.11um4y2ze5stb.dlg@40tude.net> |
| In reply to | #7881 |
On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 06:58:31 -0400, SC Tom wrote: > "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 :-) The fact that such program could exist in the system in the first place, is more nasty.
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