Browser Exploits

Question 1

Symptoms

Answer 1

Users whose web browsers have fallen victim of a successful browser exploit may find their homepage, search page, and/or favorites have been changed. Other signs include Internet settings options within the browser being altered, access being blocked to specific functions, and the redirection of incorrectly typed URL prefixes.

Question 2

Prevention

Answer 2

here are multiple ways users can protect their web browsers from falling victim to a browser exploit. Such things include installing firewall software, keeping software updated, being cautious when downloading files, and not opening email attachments from unknown sources.

Question 3

Notable browser exploits

Answer 3

JailbreakMe is a series of browser based exploits used to jailbreak Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. It uses an exploit in the browser’s PDF parser to execute unauthorised code and gain access to the underlying operating system.

Question 4

Framework

Answer 4

A Browser Exploitation Framework could be used to attack browsers in realtime.