Re: A Very Dangerous Worm in Windows Metafile Images (WMF)

John Doe wrote...
>
> I think Windows XP does. Or you might at least get a warning that
> you're about to run a program. You do for files with a proper EXE
> extension, so I cannot imagine otherwise.

Windows XP runs executable code inside WMF files labelled
with .jpg or .gif extentions, without saying anything.


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- Win
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