> Of course, one can always put some malicious code into the zip archive,
but
> running this is a three-step task (save attachment, open it, run the
program)
> - little bit harder than just clicking on the attachment but a good excuse
> for the Microsoft. And it really is - if you had to be dumb t
Comments inline
> -Original Message-
> From: leon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 12:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: outlook 2002 is a control freak
>
> I have a friend who is sending me attachments that are
> executable.
On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 04:28:09PM -0700, Eric Lawrence wrote:
> "Rant No.1 : It seems that Microsoft forgot the fact that PDF files can
> also
> contain malicious code that will execute simply by opening the file in
> the
> reader."
> Since when can .PDF have autoexecuting code? I know that a
> Since when can .PDF have autoexecuting code? I know that a while ago
> Adobe had a buffer overrun that could be exploited by the PDF *creator*
> tool, but not the reader. Are you saying there are others?
Here's from one Network World Fusion newsletters:
Panda Software reported last week that
>-Original Message-
>From: Thompson, Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>I agree with you - removing the control is not necessary. But
>you probably don't want your typical users to have the ability
>to change this setting either. If the file is expected just
>request it to be sent i
: Tom Geldner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 2:31 PM
To: 'leon'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: outlook 2002 is a control freak
[snip]
Won't work. Outlook still sees the file as having an exe footprint and
blocks it.
Tom Geldner
http://blarp.com <
"Rant No.1 : It seems that Microsoft forgot the fact that PDF files can
also
contain malicious code that will execute simply by opening the file in
the
reader."
Since when can .PDF have autoexecuting code? I know that a while ago
Adobe had a buffer overrun that could be exploited by the PDF *c
Hi folks,
I have a friend who is sending me attachments that are executable.
Seems M$ decided to make it their business which types of extensions I
receive (h Eudora looking good all of a sudden). This is what I got
from m$ help " By default, Microsoft Outlook blocks attachment files (
such
