Bofra exploit ticks away at Microsoft
News After more than two weeks of investigating the IFRAME Bofra exploit, Microsoft has yet to announce when it will be able to fix the problem. In a prepared email statement from the company, a spokesperson said: "Microsoft is actively investigating...
[November 26, 2004, 11:30]
Microsoft patches Bofra
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.
[December 2, 2004, 7:15]
Gartner: Beware of Bofra exploit
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...
[November 25, 2004, 15:50]
Hackers launch Bofra banner ad attacks
News Hackers have already attacked several European Web sites using the as yet un-patched IFRAME exploit, otherwise known as Bofra, in Internet Explorer 6.0. The Storm Center received a report of a high profile UK Web site that contains a pointer on...
[November 22, 2004, 14:05]
Hackers launch Bofra banner ad attacks
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[November 28, 2004, 22:33]
Hackers launch Bofra banner ad attacks
Talkback What's worse, actually, is that users needn't even click the ad to get exploited - the IFRAME attack could hit users that just *viewed* the advertisement. Scary.
[November 28, 2004, 0:56]
Malware authors exploit Microsoft's monthly cycles
News The creators of the Bofra worm, which exploits the recently discovered IFRAME vulnerability in Internet Explorer, may have timed the release of their worm to throw Microsoft's monthly patch cycle into disarray, say security experts.
[November 10, 2004, 10:18]
Microsoft complains about 'irresponsible' security revelation
News Microsoft has slammed the people responsible for publishing details of the vulnerability that has lead to the creation of the bofra virus. The bofra virus, which antivirus companies initially believed to be a MyDoom variant, emerged on Monday after...
[November 10, 2004, 11:28]
Government says Finnish with IE 6
News A government agency in Finland is urging the country's citizens to avoid use of Internet Explorer until Microsoft has patched the Bofra vulnerability. The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) said users should adopt a different...
[November 26, 2004, 12:35]
'Swiss Army knife' virus appears in a weekend
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.
[November 9, 2004, 13:53]
