Be Very Careful with this..! ctr+c n ctr+v

We all copy various data by using ctrl+c/Copy for pasting elsewhere.

This copied data is stored on clipboard and is accessible over the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP.

Just try this:
1) Copy any text by ctrl+c
2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was
accessed by this web page.

Moral:
Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. If sufficient data is stored by mistake it would give away confidential and important information without you knowing about it.

To Avoid This
To avoid this, follow these steps:

  1. Go to internet options->security
  2. Press custom level
  3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script.

Now the contents of your clipboard are safe.

Pass this information on to create an awareness of the same.

Safe Browsing,
Cheers.

4 thoughts on “Be Very Careful with this..! ctr+c n ctr+v

  1. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article ry Careful with this..! ctr+c n ctr+v, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

  2. @inder
    We can but you need some programing for that, i think these days browsers are smart enough to catch such attacks. The trick mentioned above does not work in mozilla firefox. This bug is also fixed in ie7 (internet explorer 7)

  3. Hey how can we know wat was copy and pasted by the other person in his computer

  4. Well..
    this may be dangerous..but this is not effective on me as my internet security stops such sites from opening.