View Single Post
  #8  
Old 01-05-2006, 02:34 AM
Jim
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: WMF Exploit!!!! Install this patch now!

Not everybody's antivirus is up to the task....
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1907102,00.asp

I didn't see NOD on the list......so I'll defer to your experience.

Jim


"Trax" <Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov> wrote in message
news:4g9lr11sd00uqjefp7rsls0ei6hrb8rjr3@4ax.com...
> "Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net> wrote:
>
> |>Will disabling the file extension's default program to open wmf files,
> to
> |>none do the job, along with deinstalling windows media player?
>
> No, just update your virus checker most will catch it now, I use NOD32
> and it does (I've seen it work)
>
> Not running I.E. helps as FireFox and Opera ask if you want to
> download the WMF file.
>
> And my favorite http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-201
> but I don't really know if this works as I've always stop'd the WMF
> from executing (NOD32)
>
> |>Jonny
> |>"Jim" <reply@groups.please> wrote in message
> |>news:EKtuf.37300$Lb1.23573@bignews3.bellsouth.ne t...
> |>> In case you have been living under a rock for the last week or so, you
> may
> |>> not have heard about the WMF Windows exploit.
>
>
> --
> Time Wasting Sites on the Net
> http://freebies.about.com/od/710/tp/timewasting.htm



Reply With Quote