[Liverpool] Websites writing registry keys

[Andrew Bates]

quick, someone put Sebastian into protective custody. he is talking about
THAT operating system here!

On 23 June 2011 13:42, Sebastian Arcus <shop at open-t.co.uk> wrote:

> While looking for some other bit of information, I stumbled about the fact
> that some websites write information under some registry keys in Windows,
> namely:
>
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\**Windows\CurrentVersion\**Explorer\UserAssist\
>
> They seem to be counters of various sorts, which are encrypted with a
> really weak encryption (ROT-13) and used by various local software and
> websites to keep track of things.
>
> What absolutely stumps me is that I always thought that, without the use of
> Java or ActiveX, "normal" websites don't have access to the registry, or any
> other part of the file system except the Cookies and Internet Temp folders.
>
> Does anybody know any more about this? Specially the ones in the group
> involved more closely with webdesign? How exactly do those websites gain
> access to the registry? How often is the practice used?
>
> This is all news to me. I know we are a Linux list, but I also know many of
> you are concerned with privacy and security issues - so I'm posting by the
> off chance there are others interested in this.
>
> Sebastian
>
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