there are ways to protecting your clipboard, as the trick mentioned here is an old one & has been in exstiance for a very long time. with a lot of utilities to clear the clipboard such as CCleaner & many more, you just need to be a bit carefull. besides, all the modern day browsers have adequate security to insure, people don't get to access, your computer through them.
On 4/26/11, vibhu sharma <vibhusharm...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > Please pay Attention > > Clipboard Hack Problem - Shocking news about CTRL+C > > Ctrl+C may be the most important work we do everyday. But it's not a very > safe thing to do. Read on to know why. What happens when you press Ctrl+C > while you are online. We do copy various data by Ctrl + C for pasting > elsewhere. This copied data is stored in clipboard and is accessible from > the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP. This is called clipboard > hack problem. > > Just try this: > 1. Copy any text by Ctrl + C > 2. Click the Link: http://www.sourcecodesworld.com/special/clipboard.asp > 3. You will see the text you copied was accessed by this web page. > > Surprised! I know you are because i was also surprised to see it. Do not > keep sensitive data (like passwords, credit card numbers, PIN etc.) in the > clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text > stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. Forward this > information to as many friends as you can, to save them from online frauds! > > It is true, text you last copied for pasting (copy & paste) can be stolen > when you visit web sites using a combination of JavaScript and ASP (or PHP, > or CGI) to write your possible sensitive data to a database on another > server. > > How Cipboard Hack is done? > > The Clipboard hack is done by the following Source Code: > > > > How to safeguard yourself from Clipboard Hack Problem? > > To avoid clipboard hack problem, do the following: > 1. Go to internet options->security. > 2. Press custom level. > 3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via > script. (Scripting sub heading) > > Now the contents of your clipboard are safe. > > Interestingly, this hack works only on internet explorer, and not on Mozilla > Fire > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
