[Asked to allow clipboard access when opening email]

Hello,

I am using Windows XP Professional + SP2

I open an e-mail in Hotmail. In the e-mail is a link to a site which I have linked / clicked to quite often.

Now, when I click the link, a notice comes up with "Windows" at the top and the words - " do you want windows to allow you to paste information from your clipboard" with a Yes and a No option.

No matter whether I click the yes, no or the little white cross in the red background at the top right corner, nothing happens and the computer is frozen. I have to use the Windows Task Master to end the page task, which loses me the site!

I have looked under the advanced tab in internet options but can not find a heading referring to this option and / or how to stop it.


(The option of not clicking on the link - is not an option!)


Any assistance would be gratefully received

Thanks in advance,

Colinito

 

I know what it is...

Colinto,
Your e-mail is opening a page that has some evil javascript. Since you're using web-based e-mail, this is entirely possible. It's the same as visiting a web page with the clipboard javascript exploit. I have an explanation of this, plus links to some technical discussions and examples, at my ClipBoardExtender blog.
http://www.clipboardextender.com/general-clipboard-use/internet-explorer-asks-do-you-want-to-allow-this-webpage-to-access-your-clipboard
I'll update that blog entry with a link back here, and a note about how it's spreading into e-mail. It's an interesting, but disturbing development!
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Chris