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MS Internet Explorer users READ NOW!!!

Eric T. Busc

MS Internet Explorer users READ NOW!!!

by Eric T. Busc » Thu, 06 Mar 1997 04:00:00

In case you've been under a rock or something and didn't hear about the
potentially huge security problem with Internet Explorer, goto this
page to read about it: http://www.***snot.com/iebug.html

Basically through the use of .LNK and .URL files, a web page author can
run applications on a users HD without their knowledge.  A .LNK file
with the following target (run via the META REFRESH tag) could prove to
be a bit of an annoyance. =)

C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\START.EXE deltree.exe /y c:\windows

Well, now you've been warned and fortunately Microsoft has acted
quickly and released a fix.  Currently it only works on IExplorer 3.01,
and the fix for 3.0 users should be finished shortly.  Goto:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

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