> Okay, stupidly, I clicked on rent????.com (? Used to avoid > perpetuation) to see what Brian was talking about and now I > see the reference to a .js file on one of the pages. I > didn't just infect my pc with something, did I? > > I surely hope that we are not perpetuating some virus with > these e-mails.
Having your browser request a .js file, by itself, should not be sufficient to infect your machine with anything. However, that's largely up to you, when you configure your machine. First, ideally, you should not be logged into your machine as an administrator. This prevents the execution of any code that will change the operating system configuration (like viruses or malware in general). In addition, arbitrary executables should not be allowed to install something without requesting permission, so that even if you were logged in as an administrator, you would be prompted to allow or deny the installation of ActiveX controls or the like. Based on my examination of one of the .js files yesterday, I doubt there's any kind of harmful payload. It looks like the goal of the attack is click fraud - driving up traffic where none would otherwise exist. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:309473 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
