WOW, got hacked with- Cursor hackers

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Originally Posted by redghosthunter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6526851.stm

World of Warcraft players are being targeted by hackers exploiting flaws in how Windows handles animated cursors.

Should make ya wonder.... What are Animated Cursors ?

It's...a cursor that has an animation...

Hourglass, custom cursors that have a moving picture (like some WoW cursors), etc.

The whole thing is just another case of people clicking shit they shouldn't have been clicking.

Anyway, since it doesn't say anywhere in the article how this works...

The invading virus is set to wait for your cursor to change to the WoW cursor at the login screen. I'm not getting into how it does that, it just happens. Keylogger activates, you put in your account info, they take your account info, yay someone has reason to get a Core Hound pup! This is why smart people use on-screen keyboards to log in (it's under Start>All Programs>Accessories>Accessibility for Windows XP...no clue for anything else).

Edit: Authenticators are far from 100% safe.