New internet browser scam
 

A quick heads up for those that havnt heard.

http://www.lovemoney.com/news/get-th...source=1000448

Re: New internet browser scam
 

I might be wrong, but I'd imagine you'd have to have some malware running on you're computer in order for them to do that. I'd be surprised (well annoyed rather) if a site in one tab can read the browser history and change the url on another tab.

Re: New internet browser scam
 

so the lesson is when using online banking or any other security sensitive web site only open one tab at a time .would this also apply to multiple windows in your browser as opposed to multiple tabs ?

Re: New internet browser scam
 

AFAIK, tabs are accessed just like separate Windows, which have been accessible via Javascript since forever

Re: New internet browser scam
 

So you're saying that one tab can read/write the contents of another tab? That sounds very dodgy to me.

Re: New internet browser scam
 

Newer versions of Firefox (and no doubt other browsers) have tightened up security so scripts running in one browser window, tab or even frame cannot access the contents of others that come from different domains, or even other parts of your computer, unless you change hidden security settings. Bloody annoying when you've created a user-friendly intranet site only to find your clever functions no longer work, I can tell you!

Re: New internet browser scam
 

Tested and working on the latest version of Firefox ;)

Re: New internet browser scam
 

If you're talking about the avivraff.com page, it's altering the contents of its own tab (like National Rail's train info pages that update every two minutes and many download sites). It's not affecting the contents of another tab.

(Although I've been known to get it wrong before... ;) )

Re: New internet browser scam
 

Nope, testing the general premise :) It's all quite good fun really.