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Does logging out and deleting cookies has any effect on session stealing attack?
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<blockquote data-quote="gfgtkitkat34" data-source="post: 1112830" data-attributes="member: 116087"><p>So it appears cookie/session hijacking become one of the key vulnerabilities of 2FA, and it has made millions of internet users paranoid. Now let's say a computer is infected with a session stealer that is designed to steal the cookies as fast as possible and then vanish.</p><p></p><p>1. What would happen if the user has a habit of logging out from websites the moment he's done with them and clears all cookies after that? Will the author of the session stealer still be able to carry out the attack?</p><p></p><p>2. Do third-party AV solutions offer any protection against this type of attack, or are they equally ineffective just like Windows Defender?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gfgtkitkat34, post: 1112830, member: 116087"] So it appears cookie/session hijacking become one of the key vulnerabilities of 2FA, and it has made millions of internet users paranoid. Now let's say a computer is infected with a session stealer that is designed to steal the cookies as fast as possible and then vanish. 1. What would happen if the user has a habit of logging out from websites the moment he's done with them and clears all cookies after that? Will the author of the session stealer still be able to carry out the attack? 2. Do third-party AV solutions offer any protection against this type of attack, or are they equally ineffective just like Windows Defender? [/QUOTE]
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