Normally this isnt something that would get posted here. However, since these forums are vulnerable to this I highly suggest that you update your windoze computers.
*nix OS's which includes mac OSX are not vulnerable to this. Also it does not matter which browser you use, IE, Opera, Firefox, ect are all vulnerable to this when run on a windows box.
What it is: a custom crafted .wmf image. Which can be posted as an image to the forums. Simple as that, the .wmf images have an execute on load issue, all you have to do to pick up the virii that anyone wants to attach to this is simply go to a website/email that has one of these images, it will load and run with no user prompts at all. Just like that neversummer logo on the top left of your screen.
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Death Dealer1
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Windows metafile format? Wtf is that?
Am I right that the only allowed image types through the forum are gif, jpeg, png, tga? Or is that just for uploaded images?
Hmm, what's coming out in a DX9 format only that won't be playable under WinE or similar until the rest of the format is figured out for ogl...only thing I can think of is NWN2 offhand, maybe Bioshock. One and a half reason to stick with Windows.
How many Linux flavors have you tried TGPO, and which do you like best?
Am I right that the only allowed image types through the forum are gif, jpeg, png, tga? Or is that just for uploaded images?
Hmm, what's coming out in a DX9 format only that won't be playable under WinE or similar until the rest of the format is figured out for ogl...only thing I can think of is NWN2 offhand, maybe Bioshock. One and a half reason to stick with Windows.
How many Linux flavors have you tried TGPO, and which do you like best?
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Lokey wrote:Windows metafile format? Wtf is that?
Am I right that the only allowed image types through the forum are gif, jpeg, png, tga? Or is that just for uploaded images?
That's only for uploaded images, although if you renamed a WMF file as a GIF, JPEG, etc, windows will recognize it as a (misnamed) WMF file, and display it correctly, triggering the bug. As a note, Firefox does not by default call the vulnerable DLL file, though it's possible to have it automatically open WMF files if you've told it to always open WMF files as its default action Internet Explorer by default calls the vulnerable DLL file to render the WMF file, so please either patch or switch to a more secure browser.
Lokey I have tried. Suse, Gentoo, Debian (and hundereds of variants of debian like Xandros, Ubuntu, DSL, ect).
Each has its own advantages. Suse is a full featured bloat OS like windows. Gentoo is easy to manage but a pain in the neck to set up. Xandros works great in a mixed machine environment, less than 1 minute to get it onto my windows network, but its crippled unless you buy their upgrade (havent done that yet so cant comment past that). Ubuntu .... well its a lot like AOL, if you want to live with training wheels for the rest of your life that distro is for you.
Personally my preferance is a straight debian system any more. Its well documented, easy to maintain, and easy to manipulate. Regardless, anyone switching to linux can expect to have a real steep learning curve if they want to do anything other than web browsing. I'm not trying to scare you off, its not difficult to learn, its just intimidating at first.
Each has its own advantages. Suse is a full featured bloat OS like windows. Gentoo is easy to manage but a pain in the neck to set up. Xandros works great in a mixed machine environment, less than 1 minute to get it onto my windows network, but its crippled unless you buy their upgrade (havent done that yet so cant comment past that). Ubuntu .... well its a lot like AOL, if you want to live with training wheels for the rest of your life that distro is for you.
Personally my preferance is a straight debian system any more. Its well documented, easy to maintain, and easy to manipulate. Regardless, anyone switching to linux can expect to have a real steep learning curve if they want to do anything other than web browsing. I'm not trying to scare you off, its not difficult to learn, its just intimidating at first.
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I like debian and fedora 4. 4 is sort of bloated too but its easy enough to manipulate. It still does have the Linux karma of being for power users, and it's all about package dependencies and YUM.
Linux is getting closer but the only issue of open source right now is all the distros are going in opposite directions, and few are making strides to becoming more user friendly and less "tricky" to get anything installed and working.
Linux is getting closer but the only issue of open source right now is all the distros are going in opposite directions, and few are making strides to becoming more user friendly and less "tricky" to get anything installed and working.
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Linux ensures....
That there are some computers that my wife won't touch. But, that's okay since my home network is usually bursting at the seams.
Currently it is composed of :
P3 - 1GHz - Windows XP Pro
P3 - 1.4 GHz - Gentoo
Dual P3 - 800 MHz - Gentoo
AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - Gentoo
Dell Inspiron 8600 Laptop - Windows XP Home/Gentoo
P4 3.2E - Windows XP Pro/Gentoo
P4 3.06/533 - Windows XP Pro (wife's computer)
Yes, my study can get pretty warm in the summertime. But, the dual-boot machines are generally booted up in linux so the wife leaves them alone. But, she has her own box that plays her main game (Sims 2) without any problem. So, all is good.
Currently it is composed of :
P3 - 1GHz - Windows XP Pro
P3 - 1.4 GHz - Gentoo
Dual P3 - 800 MHz - Gentoo
AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - Gentoo
Dell Inspiron 8600 Laptop - Windows XP Home/Gentoo
P4 3.2E - Windows XP Pro/Gentoo
P4 3.06/533 - Windows XP Pro (wife's computer)
Yes, my study can get pretty warm in the summertime. But, the dual-boot machines are generally booted up in linux so the wife leaves them alone. But, she has her own box that plays her main game (Sims 2) without any problem. So, all is good.
Since this thread has wandered into the realm of Linux I thought maybe an interesting how to might be in order. In this case, how to play with linux without having to do a dual boot machine or reformat/repartition your hard drive.
LiveCD
The first and easiest way is using a LiveCD. This neat little item allows you to run Linux from your CD/DVD drive. The entire OS runs from there without loading or writting anything to your hard drive. Some of them load the entire OS into your system memory which makes for a really responsive experiance.
The downside to LiveCD's are A) you need a CD burner, B) any changes you make are wiped out when you power down. Some LiveCDs have ways to arrange for those changes to be saved, however if your hard drives are partitioned as NTFS your out of luck. Its also a pain in the backside to configure.
Dont get me wrong, LiveCD's are great if you just want to kick the tires so to speak.
Virtual Machine
This way takes a little more time and effort to set up. However it is much more rewarding and a much better overall experiance. It also takes a bit more software to pull off. The good news is that no CD burner is required for this no matter what version of linux you use. The bad news is, your going to take a slight performance hit, on my AMD3000+ I take about a 3% processor hit and a 50% system memory hit. The system memory hit can actually be configured for less if you want.
The first thing you are going to need is a way to make a virtual machine such as VmPlayer.
http://www.vmware.com/download/player/
The next thing you are going to need is a software tool called VMXwizard.
http://rhysgoodwin.orcon.net.nz/vmxwizard/
That nifty little tool can use any linux install .iso (the image thats actually used to make a CD) usable by the vmplayer to boot up and install into the vmplayer. Dont worry about the fact that it says its only for the linux 2.4 kernel, its not true.
The next thing you are going to need if the version of linux you want to use comes on multiple CDs is a drive emulator, such as Daemon Tools.
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5
This way instead of burning each CD/DVD you just save the .iso's to your HD and when it calls for the next CD you just do a simple right click and point the drive emulator to the next CD image.
So if you have downloaded and installed all this nifty software you are just about ready. First note though, as part of the setting up you will be creating a virtaul HD for your new OS to use, so when your doing your install you can go ahead and format however you want, most linux distros come with a partition tool that will let you over write an entire HD, choose this option as you will NOT be touching your real HD, just making a fairly large data file on it.
Linux Flavors
There are literally hundereds if not thousands versions of linux. The two following sites give a fairly comprehensive listing. A note that you might want to keep in mind, this is only good for 32 bit versions of Linux so unfortunatly it none of the 64 bit versions will work even if you have a 64 bit system. VMPlayer only emulates a 32 bit system.
http://www.linux.org
and
http://distrowatch.com
Both of these sites list both LiveCDs and regular Linux installs. Personally I prefer linux.org. But to each their own. There are a few of us around that can help answer any questions the curious may have once you decide to see what all the hoopla is about.
LiveCD
The first and easiest way is using a LiveCD. This neat little item allows you to run Linux from your CD/DVD drive. The entire OS runs from there without loading or writting anything to your hard drive. Some of them load the entire OS into your system memory which makes for a really responsive experiance.
The downside to LiveCD's are A) you need a CD burner, B) any changes you make are wiped out when you power down. Some LiveCDs have ways to arrange for those changes to be saved, however if your hard drives are partitioned as NTFS your out of luck. Its also a pain in the backside to configure.
Dont get me wrong, LiveCD's are great if you just want to kick the tires so to speak.
Virtual Machine
This way takes a little more time and effort to set up. However it is much more rewarding and a much better overall experiance. It also takes a bit more software to pull off. The good news is that no CD burner is required for this no matter what version of linux you use. The bad news is, your going to take a slight performance hit, on my AMD3000+ I take about a 3% processor hit and a 50% system memory hit. The system memory hit can actually be configured for less if you want.
The first thing you are going to need is a way to make a virtual machine such as VmPlayer.
http://www.vmware.com/download/player/
The next thing you are going to need is a software tool called VMXwizard.
http://rhysgoodwin.orcon.net.nz/vmxwizard/
That nifty little tool can use any linux install .iso (the image thats actually used to make a CD) usable by the vmplayer to boot up and install into the vmplayer. Dont worry about the fact that it says its only for the linux 2.4 kernel, its not true.
The next thing you are going to need if the version of linux you want to use comes on multiple CDs is a drive emulator, such as Daemon Tools.
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5
This way instead of burning each CD/DVD you just save the .iso's to your HD and when it calls for the next CD you just do a simple right click and point the drive emulator to the next CD image.
So if you have downloaded and installed all this nifty software you are just about ready. First note though, as part of the setting up you will be creating a virtaul HD for your new OS to use, so when your doing your install you can go ahead and format however you want, most linux distros come with a partition tool that will let you over write an entire HD, choose this option as you will NOT be touching your real HD, just making a fairly large data file on it.
Linux Flavors
There are literally hundereds if not thousands versions of linux. The two following sites give a fairly comprehensive listing. A note that you might want to keep in mind, this is only good for 32 bit versions of Linux so unfortunatly it none of the 64 bit versions will work even if you have a 64 bit system. VMPlayer only emulates a 32 bit system.
http://www.linux.org
and
http://distrowatch.com
Both of these sites list both LiveCDs and regular Linux installs. Personally I prefer linux.org. But to each their own. There are a few of us around that can help answer any questions the curious may have once you decide to see what all the hoopla is about.
*Computers are alot like air-conditioners. They work great until you open windows*
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