wmf never worked on my default winxp ever (DEP)

[sandalwood at inMail24.com (sandalwood)]

First off, my problem was DEP. I run on AMD 64bit processor and
apparently I am automatically protected (against my will:-)

> https://metasploit.com/calc .bmp (remove the space between calc and .bmp).

When I access this url it does:

1. security alert dialog
 (this is because of https - which btw you are very clever for doing
 that to remove/lessen the possibility of intermediary proxies or ids
 ips being a factor)
 [OK]
2. paint dialog
 says "paint cannot read this file" this is not a valid bitmap file,
 or its format is not currently supported"
 [OK]
3. file download dialog
 says "do you want to save this file?"  name calc.bmp, SAVE/CANCEL
 [SAVE]
4. save as dialog..
 i pick a new folder and put it in there
 [SAVE]
5. download complete
 now it gives the options open/openfolder/close
 [OPEN]

this launches the picture and fax viewer, which then throws the
following dialog:

 DIALOG="Data Execution Prevention - Microsoft Windows"
 To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program.
 name: Run a DLL as an App
 Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
 [CLOSE MESSAGE]

 DIALOG="Run a DLL as an App"
 Run a DLL as an App has encountered a problem and needs to close...
 [CLOSE]

 pfv dies.

thats a lot of clicking and steps to get to failure ;)

If i now open the test folder i made, in thumbnails view, I again get

 DIALOG=Data Execution Prevention
 To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program.
 Name: Windows Explorer
 Publisher: Microsoft Explorer
 [CLOSE MESSAGE]
 
 DIALOG=Windows Explorer
 Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are
 sorry for the inconvenience.
 [CLOSE]

 explorer dies. (and autorespawn)

incidentally, there is a telefrag on respawn, since (my) explorer
restores previous open windows.. and so it shows the window again, and
dies again.  but fortunately it doesn't keep opening the window it
stays closed the second time.
 
"bummer" about dep. but strange it wasn't mentioned more prominently
as this is major brownie points for whoever implemented that (amd?)

i'll send some screencaps asap to the addr you listed.

hope this helps, thank you hd!

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Best regards,
 sandalwood                            mailto:sandalwood at inMail24.com



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