Re: Strange behaviour in Win2k

["Arta" <arta () project404 org>]

I'm running Win2k SP2 with Outlook Express 6 and i don't have this happen at
all.

Harry M


----- Original Message -----
From: "npcompleter" <npcompleter () hotmail com>
To: <vuln-dev () securityfocus com>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:05 AM
Subject: Strange behaviour in Win2k


> Hi all,
> When I was viewing emails using Outlook 2002 (aka Outlook XP) on a Win2k
> pro SP2 box (Version 5.00.2195), I noticed something strange.
>
> A message mentioned a URL. I selected the URL and copied it to clipboard
> using Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut (and later, using Copy command in the
> context menu,) that's when something happened.
>
> I tried to move the cursor to the system tray, but the cursor refused to
> move a millimeter below the status bar, or it moves for 1/10 second and
> it gets back above the status bar as if it was locked there. When I
> waited for a few seconds, everything went back normal. I copied
> different text to the clipboard, the cursor moved normally. I copied the
> http://xx.xx.xx.xx/ part only (without filename), the cursor refused
> once again. I tried different text containing "http://"; and got the same
> result, even with a few leading and trailing spaces. I tried to copy the
> text and waited for about 7 seconds (On PIII 450 MHz with 256 MB RAM),
> everything went normal. The same behaviour happened whenever I copy the
> "http://"; part from anywhere (browser, text editor,...etc).
>
> Could anyone replicate this?
> Does anyone think this might have any (possibly security) significance?
>
> P.S. This happened more that once, but sometimes I restart my Outlook
> and it doesn't happen!
>
> Cheers
> NPcompleter