Windows 2000 SP4 + IE (fully patched) - restrictions bypass

[Bartosz Kwitkowski <bartosz () wb pl>]

Windows 2000 SP4 + IE (fully patched) - restrictions bypass

Restrictions for example:
- disabled protocols (ftp://,file://,news://,...);
- you can't view computers in your network, and you can't explore their resources

Bypass it :-)...

open your browser (IE) and type: 
javascript:window.open('\\\\\\\\\\{computer name,or IP, or URL}\\{resource, for example D$}')

Windows changes those \\\... into file:// and restrictions are useless :-).

ex.: javascript:window.open('\\\\\\\\\\10.9.9.1\\D$')
and you if you know pass you can log in or download a file :-).

Regards,
Bartosz Kwitkowski