Kaspersky Antivirus Injected Unique Javascript Into Browsers

Andrew Orr

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Back in 2015, Kaspersky antivirus added a feature that made it possible for users to be tracked across websites, even in incognito mode.

The identifier, as reported Thursday by c’t Magazine, was part of a blob of JavaScript Kaspersky products injected into every page a user visited. The JavaScript, presented below this paragraph, was designed to, among other things, present a green icon that corresponded to safe links returned in search results…Kaspersky stopped sending the identifier in June, after Eikenberg privately reported the behavior to the AV company.

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  1. geoduck Subscriber 7 years ago

    Oh wow, wodja’ look at that
    Kaspersky is doing something questionable behind the scenes.
    Injecting code to pages without telling anyone
    I’m soooo surprised
    /S
    Never have trusted Kaspersky and never will.

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