Maxthon Browser Sends Sensitive Data to China

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Maxthon Browser Sends Sensitive Data to China 2016-07-14 15:20:02 Post No. 55572422
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Maxthon Browser Sends Sensitive Data to China Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:20:02 Post No. 55572422 [Report]

https://it.slashdot.org/story/16/07/14/1439255/maxthon-web-browser-sends-sensitive-data-to-china

>Security experts have discovered that the Maxthon web browser collects sensitive information and sends it to a server in China. Researchers warn that the harvested data could be highly valuable for malicious actors. Researchers at Fidelis Cybersecurity and Poland-based Exatel recently found that Maxthon regularly sends a file named ueipdata.zip to a server in Beijing, China, via HTTP. Further analysis (PDF) revealed that ueipdata.zip contains an encrypted file named dat.txt. This file stores information on the operating system, CPU, ad blocker status, homepage URL, websites visited by the user (including online searches), and installed applications and their version number. Interestingly, In 2013, after the NSA surveillance scandal broke, the company boasted about its focus on privacy and security, and the use of strong encryption.

Meme browser users btfo

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:40:56 Post No.55572753
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:40:56 Post No.55572753 [Report]

Isn't it the same browser that was found sending incognito history to home? Who the fuck uses it anyway?

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:42:09 Post No.55572774
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:42:09 Post No.55572774 [Report]

Flash news

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:47:18 Post No.55572856
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 15:47:18 Post No.55572856 [Report]

>>55572753
On Android, maybe you're thinking Dolphin or UC.

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:06:28 Post No.55573158
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:06:28 Post No.55573158 [Report]

>>55572422
>a browser that nobody uses is a botnet
If you're starting a botnet browser thread at least start with chrome

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:29:10 Post No.55573525
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:29:10 Post No.55573525 [Report]

I use this because it is the only web browser to support SOCKS5 plaintext authentication.

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:33:20 Post No.55573604
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>A Chinese browser calling home

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:37:02 Post No.55573671
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:37:02 Post No.55573671 [Report]

>proprietary software discovered being malicious
>people still think this is news in 2016

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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:39:33 Post No.55573709
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Anonymous 2016-07-14 16:39:33 Post No.55573709 [Report]

Where are all the "maxthon master race" people now hiding?