Topic 'How it is possible to get Malware with Open Hotspot' in forum 'Wireless Security' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22298761 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:04:45 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:04:45 EDT Re: How it is possible to get Malware with Open Hotspot http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22306124
If the hotspot has a captive portal which serves a web page that's compromised, that's one place. DNS redirection is certainly a possibility. Even layer 2 redirection can cause you to chain your traffic through an unknown entity. How about an unpatched exploit that your machine may have that somehow allows remote SMB / RPC / etc. access into your OS perimeter?

In other words, there's a lot. You just have to reduce your risk profile by running with least-privilege, blocking everything inbound that isn't return traffic of your initiation, using something like NoScript in Firefox, etc..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22306124 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:32:41 EDT Re: How it is possible to get Malware with Open Hotspot http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22299214
Another risk is a rogue DNS server. For example, when you do a google search, it could give you the IP address of a fake google page.

If you are taking reasonable precautions, and having your browser warn you before running any executable, then the risk should be something you can handle. Just be more cautious and less trusting when at an untrusted hotspot.
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AT&T dsl; Westell 327w modem/router; openSuSE 11.0; firefox 3.0.8]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22299214 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:10:05 EDT How it is possible to get Malware with Open Hotspot http://www.dslreports.com/forum/How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22298761 Assuming I found a rouge Open Wireless and I get connected to its network and DHCP will lease IP.
Is it possible when connected a Malware is downloaded into clients machine?
Or web browser is Hijacked?
What are the different possibilities of getting infected?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/How-it-is-possible-to-get-Malware-with-Open-Hotspot-22298761 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:51:59 EDT