SiliconValleySleuth shows us “a Windows XP system visiting a website that installs a slew of malware using a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.” Video after the jump.
The attacker then installs malware and a rootkit that attempts to hide the attack from the system and security software. The user never gets to see any warnings or prompts.
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This particular case was recorded late last year. It exploited a Javascript flaw in Windows XP and Internet Explorer that has since been repaired.
And don’t say that this can’t happen with Firefox. There are known cases of fly-by malware infections using flaws in the open source browser too, McAfee said
