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Re: GDI+ and Internet Explorer question


From: H D Moore <sflist () digitaloffense net>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:02:59 -0500

IE has its own image decoders for many image types (jpeg, ico, etc). You 
can trigger this bug remotely by renaming your .ico to .emf or .wmf, 
which forces it be opened by the Picture and Fax Viewer using GDI+.

-HD

On Saturday 09 June 2007 06:40, gljuposti () gmail com wrote:
fails to crash my Internet Explorer. So I was wondering, does Internet
Explorer utilizes GDI+ for image decoding? If it does not, what
component(s) does it use?


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