Jammed: Full into Capacity

Researchers found out that downloading Google Toolbar may be unsafe because it has been a vector of recent malicious activities.

Google Toolbar allows spoofing the information presented in the dialog which is being displayed when adding a new Google Toolbar button. This can allow an attacker to convince the users that his button comes from a trusted domain. This button can then be used to download malicious files or conduct phishing attacks (e.g. show a login form of a bank).

Affected versions

* Google Toolbar 5 beta for Internet Explorer
* Google Toolbar 4 for Internet Explorer
* Google Toolbar 4 for Firefox (partially)

A full detail on how hackers and malicious software distributors do it is shown on Aviv Raff on .NET.

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