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February 24, 2016 06:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/y-RSua7nEkk/baidu-browser-acts-like-a-mildly-tempered-infostealer-virus
Baidu Browser Acts Like a Mildly Tempered Infostealer Virus
An anonymous reader writes: The Baidu Web browser for Windows and Android exhibits behavior that could easily be categorized by a security researcher as an infostealer virus because the browser collects information on its users, and then sends it to Baidu's home servers. Both versions collected waaaaay to much information that has nothing to do with analytics, like hard drive models, CPU serials, and personal browsing history. The browser collected and sent this information on startup, when the user started typing content in his address bar, and on any page view. Some of this was sent via unencrypted connections. Additionally, the browser update did not use code signatures, meaning you could man-in-the-middle the connection and send anything you'd like to the browser, from Pokemon games to banking trojans, and have it installed locally.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/y-RSua7nEkk/baidu-browser-acts-like-a-mildly-tempered-infostealer-virus
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