Sketchy browser plugins have been a popular method recently.
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BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year agoSession jacking usually requires a virus of some sort. They need local access to the computer at a minimum.
zeppo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
That would be considered a virus.
zeppo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It would be considered malware but not technically a virus.
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Most people consider any sort of “thing installed or running on my computer against my knowledge doing bad stuff” to be a virus.
That’s why the OP said “installing any virus in my computer”
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Eh, compromising the website in some way with XSS can retrieve this information also.