Attack against Password recorded in Browsers

There is an auto-complete function that allows the browser to remember the password when logging in to a website or app. ACOT editor run one of free software for analysing his web browsers records in his computer. All his secret credentials are shown at a moment. Please be careful to use this function.

There is an auto-complete function that allows the browser to remember the password when logging in to a website or app. You don't have to remember your password, and you don't have to enter it with one click when you access it again. However, software that collects personal data stored in this browser is distributed free of charge on the website. The author run one of software against his web browsers in his computer. The actual results are posted in the table.  All his secret credentials are shown at a moment. Even though most of password strength are strong enough,  anyone can understand all passwords for all web sites regardless of the password strength.

In each column of the table, (1) Registration site URL, (2) User browser, (3) User name, (4) Password, (5)Password strength are displayed. This information is stored securely on the PC where the browser is entered, so it cannot be seen immediately by the user. The setting must be turned off so that autocomplete is not used on public or shared computers.


It would be difficult to infect malware by attaching it to an email, automatically searching the browser, and sending the inspection results to a third party. Malware is a generic name for various types of malicious programs. Virus malware performs operations such as erasing, altering, and exposing files on the infected computer. It causes damages such as loss of information, rewriting, and outflow. In addition, spyware collects website browsing history, information entered on the PC such as "ID / password", and information stored on the computer, and sends it to malicious third parties. There are many cases where information related to credit cards and bank accounts is stolen, resulting in financial damage.

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