Softpedia
 

NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home > News > Tags > AutoComplete

Stories about: AutoComplete


Autocomplete Feature Leaves Browsers Vulnerable

Since it's possible to get key up and key down events through JavaScript when a drop-down autocomplete menu is displayed, an ill-intended cybervillain can steal arbitrary values from a browser's autocomplete feature. Researchers from Minded Security Labs believe that most of the browsers are susceptible to...

25 October 2011
02:44 GMT

Piracy Terms Removed from Google Search Suggestions Deemed Overly Broad

Google is facing strong criticism for removing search suggestions and instant results for terms like BitTorrent, uTorrent, RapidShare and others as part of its commitment to fighting piracy.At the beginning of December, the Web search giant revealed via its general counsel that it plans on making improvements to the ...

27 January 2011
06:34 GMT

Google to Make Pirated Content Harder to Find

In the midst of a “war” between pirates and the entertainment industry, Google has sided with legitimate content providers and promises to remove websites hosting copyright infringing material from search results faster, as well as ban certain piracy-related terms from autocomplete.In a new post on its pu...

3 December 2010
05:46 GMT

Internet Explorer User Info Stealing Technique Revealed

A security researcher demoed at the Black Hat security conference how the AutoComplete function in older versions of Internet Explorer can be abused to steal sensitive information about users. The attack involves tricking victims into visiting a maliciously crafted website.AutoComplete is a feature that has been pres...

30 July 2010
05:56 GMT


WindowsGamesDriversMacLinuxScriptsMobileHandheldNews

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE   |   ROMANIAN FORUM