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Shocking News About Ctrl+c by amosy007: 7:48pm On Jul 05, 2012
(The 'Copy' Command)
> Please be very careful
when u press Ctrl + C ..
> Here is some useful
information for all.
> Ctrl+C may be the most
important work we do everyday. But it's not a very safe thing to do. Read on to
know why.
> What happens when you
press Ctrl+C while you are
> Online... We do
> copy various data by Ctrl +
C for copying & pasting
> elsewhere.
> This copied data is stored
in clipboard and is accessible from the net by a combination of
Javascripts and ASP.
> Just try this
1) Copy any text by Ctrl + C
2) Click the Link: <>
3) You will see the text you
copied was accessed by this web page.
> Do not keep sensitive data
(like passwords, credit card 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.
See a suggestion from an
expert
> You can stop hacking of
clipboard content by doing
> Go to internet options of
explorer -_ tools menu ->
> Internet
> option -> Security Custom
level
> In settings - Select disable
under allow past operations via script.
Re: Shocking News About Ctrl+c by Tsmooth1(m): 8:06pm On Jul 05, 2012
Thanks dude for your advices.

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