Brazilian malware writers are making use of a long-available feature within most modern browsers to launch attacks that redirect victims to malicious websites without their knowledge. The feature, known as proxy auto config, is turning up in banking trojans, according to researchers from Kaspersky.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/attackers-use-pac-feature-to-redirect-browsers/
Brazilian malware writers are making use of a long-available feature within most modern browsers to launch attacks that redirect victims to malicious websites without their knowledge. The feature, known as proxy auto config, is turning up in banking trojans, according to researchers from Kaspersky.
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:46:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/attackers-use-pac-feature-to-redirect-browsers/

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