What is clickjacking? How to disable clickjacking.

A recent new browser security exploit has surfaced dubbed ‘clickjacking’. All operating systems including Windows, Mac operating systems, and Linux are all vulnerable as well as all browsers including Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari - basically any browser that supports Flash and iFrame. What’s worse, is that these exploits are coming from Flash ads from legitimate sites.

What does clickjacking do:

Once an infected ad has been loaded into your browser, your clipboard (where you copy and paste text) becomes overwritten with a URL. The exploit may also take over your browser and visit links without you knowing.

How to disable clickjacking:

Because this is an internal flaw within the way browsers work, there is currently there is no patch to remedy this. The only surefire way, is to disable flash. For Mozilla/Firefox, you can get an extension called Flashblock which disables Flash scripts. It will leave a placeholder where the Flash script was in which you can click and enable the script. For Internet Explorer, you will have to make changes to the Windows registry. You will find how to do this here.