Re: Re: Window's O/S

[Gilles DEMARTY <gilles.demarty () gmail com>]

hi list,

you can workaround this 'problem' and protect yourself against an
intruder, by patching your registry file :

(Do it at your own risks : )

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Editor\Editor Name

and set the default key to 'c:\windows\notepad.exe' (or any editor you
wanna use, providing the full path).

Gilles


2005/11/24, Dave Korn <davek_throwaway () hotmail com>:
> Marek Isalski wrote in news:s385b72e.070 () mail smuht nwest nhs uk
> > > > create an folder on deskop and name it as "notepad".
> > > > open internet explorer > go to view > source code > this will open the
> > > > contents of notepad folder....!!
> > > Even better: rename any exe to notepad.exe ;)
> >
> > Is this IE being so stupid as to run with a CWD of Desktop and
> > effectively doing a system("notepad")?
>
>   Yep.
>
> > That'd explain explorer opening up folders called Notepad, and .exe files
> > being run.  Bet it also works on MS Word documents (without a .doc
> > extension, probably), and any other magically executable file...
> >
> > Certainly cmd.exe as notepad on the desktop suggests the CWD is your
> > Desktop (so presumably IE's CWD is also Desktop).
>
>   Yep.  You can't see that it's the cwd, but process explorer will show you
> it has a handle to desktop open.
>
> > Are there any other external apps IE is stupid enough to run without a
> > full path prefix?  That could be fun too!  :-)
>
>   Dunno, but I'll tell you something I spotted the other day.
>
>   Copy calc.exe to the root of your C:\ drive, and rename it to
> "Program.exe".
>
>   Fire up a recently-updated RealPlayer.  Watch two instances of calc.exe
> appear.  Close RealPlayer again.  Watch two more instances of calc.exe
> appear.
>
>   Another un-quoted path with spaces in it.  Phj33r!
>
>      cheers,
>         DaveK
> --
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
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