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From: gufus on 22 May 2010 16:09 Hello, All! U of C researcher warns of computer �Typhoid� threat JOE FRIES JFRIES(a)THEHERALD.CANWEST.COMCALGARY HERALD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet users have one more bug to worry about. Computer security researchers at the University of Calgary have sounded the alarm about a potential threat that could turn your laptop into a neighbourhood menace without you even knowing it. A demonstration Friday at the university showed how a laptop connected to an unsecured wireless network could be co-opted to place adware onto the computers around it � in this case, a banner ad over top of a YouTube video. Unsecured networks are often found in Internet cafes and wireless hot spots. It was an example of a new more malignant form of adware�software that automatically downloads, plays or displays advertisements. The Typhoid program the researchers used is a new, more malignant form of adware, and they said advertising isn�t its only troublesome use. �Really, ads are the tip of the iceberg in some ways. This exact same mechanism could be used to send malicious code to computers as opposed to just annoying advertisements,� explained John Aycock, an associate professor in the university�s computer science department. -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
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