bofra
RSS bofraUS uni tells students to dump IE
News In November, security researchers discovered two viruses, Bofra.A and Bofra.B, loosely based on the MyDoom source code. Citing security risks, a US university is urging students to drop Internet Explorer in favor of alternative web browsers such as... [10 Dec 2004]
Microsoft banner ad attack hole patched
News The vulnerability, dubbed the Internet Explorer Elements flaw by Microsoft, is also known as the Iframe vulnerability, or Bofra exploit. The viruses, called Bofra.A and Bofra.B by antivirus companies, were loosely based on the source code of MyDoom. [02 Dec 2004]
Bofra nightmare will go on, says Gartner
News Analyst firm Gartner has predicted that attacks using the Bofra (buffer overflow frame exploit) or IFRAME exploit will become more common, especially around systems with sloppy patching. The Bofra attack exploits an unpatched Internet Explorer 6.0... [25 Nov 2004]
Bofra worm feels the need for speed
News Versions A, B and C of the Bofra (buffer overflow frame exploit) worm were first thought to be the most recent additions to the MyDoom family, which targets a weakness in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. [09 Nov 2004]
