wmf exploit / virus alert

[Shrapnel]

http://www.microsoft..advisory/912840.mspx

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=994

You should be fine if you're not using Internet Explorer.

[Enoll]

At 1/2/06 07:18 AM, Shrapnel wrote: You should be fine if you're not using Internet Explorer.

Fuck, I guess I'm going to have to go back to firefox again.
Damn you internet.

[Johnny]

Why thank you kind sir/madam depending on who is online at this moment.

[poxpower]

At 1/2/06 07:18 AM, Shrapnel wrote: http://www.microsoft..advisory/912840.mspx

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=994

You should be fine if you're not using Internet Explorer.

I don't think the last guy who uses it come to NG.
:(

BUT IF YOU'RE THERE GEORGE, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED

[sean5892]

LOOK AT MY WMF IMAGE GUYS!

PASS. This topic looks kewl. BTW, you are the highest phucking level I have ever seen.

[Shrapnel]

Link to Microsoft regarding the exploit.

I don't know if it's a big issue though- it seems to be but I'm not a computer guru.

[hankthehero]

omfg virus.

[JadeTheAssassin]

Oopsie.
Maybe this will switch my brother over to Firefox.

Thanks, Shrapnel.

[humantarget52]

At 1/2/06 07:24 AM, sean5892 wrote: LOOK AT MY WMF IMAGE GUYS!

PASS. This topic looks kewl. BTW, you are the highest phucking level I have ever seen.

Dude, don't get banned for picture spamming.

[sean5892]

You can get banned for pic spamming? ooooo.... *Puts away signs*

[Revenant]

Good thing I use Firefox then.

[HeartbreakHoldout]

So I shouldn't follow links posted on here without knowing that they aren't malicious? What would the virus actually do to my computer?

[Shrapnel]

At 1/2/06 07:35 AM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: So I shouldn't follow links posted on here without knowing that they aren't malicious? What would the virus actually do to my computer?

"The WMF vulnerability uses images (WMF images) to execute arbitrary code."

So it depends what the person puts up there.

I'm just posting to make you aware of it- whether you follow the advice is up to you.

If I was a 'hacker' or whatever you would call me..... I would make the code execute the downloading of cute bunny pictures on to user desktops.