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Why would anyone click on a link to view a hacked website? If a website has been hacked, then it could also be transmitted malware to viewers' computers, couldn
by smoody 14y ago
Why would anyone click on a link to view a hacked website? If a website has been hacked, then it could also be transmitted malware to viewers' computers, couldn't it?
- level09 14y agoNot really, unless you are still on IE6
- kapitalx 14y agoIt isn't impossible. There will always be zero-day vulnerabilities in any software. Here is an example that even chrome sandbox can have holes: http://www.techspot.com/news/47731-google-rushes-out-chrome-patch-for-sandbox-exploit-other-still-lurks.html http://www.techspot.com/news/47731-google-rushes-out-chrome-...
- jonny_eh 14y agoOr have the latest Java plugin enabled.
- greedo 14y agoSure. All browser exploits are ineffective on anything newer than IE6. Please hand over your geek card.
- theboywho 14y agoI second this, especially with the recent Java exploit, a heavy trafic website like aljazeera would make the hackers tick.
- xSwag 14y agoI checked the source, it just contains an image embed, no exploit kits. Nothing to worry about!
- Mizza 14y agofacepalm That's an extremely naive understanding of how exploits work. Your machine is profiled before the content is delivered. Because something is clean for you by no means that there is 'nothing to worry about' for other people.