Comments | neonchameleon: Oh f**k

neonchameleon

Oh f**k

Jan 02, 2006 20:55

Some bastard's created a virus that works through windows metafiles being able to impliment arbitrary code. The problem with windows metafiles is in legacy code reaching back to Windows 3.0 ( Read more... )

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tcpip January 2 2006, 22:25:55 UTC

Wow. The paranoid side of my reckons this is a means to get all those W98 users to upgrade :/

neonchameleon January 2 2006, 22:30:05 UTC

Except that Microsoft isn't making patches for anyone yet. The reason for Win98 problems would appear to be that the benevolent soul who wrote the patch almost certainly has neither Win95 nor Win98...

tcpip January 2 2006, 22:53:22 UTC

All said and done however you've written a very good little piece. Do you mind if I reprint it in Red Friday?

neonchameleon January 2 2006, 22:58:31 UTC

Of course not :-)

neonchameleon January 4 2006, 20:15:58 UTC

Incidently, what is Red Friday?

tcpip January 4 2006, 21:16:41 UTC

A monthly ICT ezine I put out for clients and friends; see http://www.levlafayette.com/redfriday0508.php for the latest issue.

tcpip January 4 2006, 21:19:37 UTC

Oh, and happy birthday as well!

neonchameleon January 6 2006, 11:37:38 UTC

Thanks :-)

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