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Re: CD-ROM drive opens
From: "Thor Larholm" <thor () pivx com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:24:33 +0200
From: "Treu, Jill" <Jill.Treu () compuware com>
Perhaps this could be the issue causing the CD-ROM drive to open? W32/Magold-D is a memory resident worm that uses email, IRC channels, network shared drives and P2P network shares to spread.
It is not a virus, the original poster even included the source code in question. Windows Media Player exposes several objects and methods to scripting through a safe-for-scripting, signed ActiveX control. Among those objects are the CD drive objects, which each have an Eject method. This is documented functionality in WMP, if you want to you can easily push the drive in and out in a constant cycle. If you don't like the features then don't use the product :) I remember people asking questions about ejecting CD drives back in 2000, and remember putting up an example in early 2001 ( http://jscript.dk/2001/3/cdrom.jpg ). Regards Thor Larholm PivX Solutions, LLC - Senior Security Researcher _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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