On 03/22/2013 11:36 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be used
to inject executable code, through a
> malicious web page, once running the code will have no way to overwrite Firefox's
binary executable, and implant
> itself in Firefox, or any other operating system executable. As soon as you log out
or reboot, it's gone. The scope
> of the damage is limited to wiping files in your home directory, and that's about
it
this as a very naive point of view
you do not need to change system-binaries
it is enough to place you executeable in the userhome, start
it with the desktop and let connect it to a remote-server to
have a shell and break any privacy of the user
how many users would recognize such intrusion?
OK! so how does one recognise such an intrusion? What should one look for?