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Browser Flaw Lets Sites Show Fake Addresses


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Danish security experts have discovered that Internet Explorer 6 allows Web sites to display false addresses in a user's browser.

It could allow a malicious site to display a trustworthy URL, pcpro.co.ul reported.

PCWorld.com reported that Microsoft is investigating the reports.

Security company Secunia noted the flaw.

Lately, there have been cases of people receiving e-mail that appears to be from a well-known company, such as eBay or BestBuy.com, asking for personal financial information. However, the sites those mails link to do not have URLs that match the purported sender.

Apparently, the flaw would allow hackers to make more convincing sites that potential victims are led to.

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