[Aaron]

I have recently heard about this threat to Windows PCs. It seems that there is a virus that can be triggered by merely opening or looking at an image. The image file is embedded with the virus, and this does not have to be downloaded in order to catch it (putting even wary users at risk). Here is the CNN story, and this is the patch released by Microsoft today.

[Hax the Cook]

Virus: Old news.
Patch: THANK YOU! I now owe you my would-have-been-infected-eventually computer

[Jake]

maybe this is why windows is so hackable?

CODE

/* Source Code Windows 2000 */

#include "win31.h"
#include "win95.h"
#include "win98.h"
#include "workst~1.h"
#include "evenmore.h"
#include "oldstuff.h"
#include "billrulz.h"
#include "monopoly.h"
#include "backdoor.h"
#define INSTALL = HARD

char make_prog_look_big(16000000);
void main()
{
 while(!CRASHED)
 {
   display_copyright_message();
   display_bill_rules_message();
   do_nothing_loop();

   if (first_time_installation)
     {
     make_100_megabyte_swapfile();
     do_nothing_loop();
     totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system();
     search_and_destroy_the_rest_of-OS2();
     make_futile_attempt_to_damage_Linux();
     disable_Netscape();
     disable_RealPlayer();
     disable_Lotus_Products();
     hang_system();
     } //if
   write_something(anything);
   display_copyright_message();
   do_nothing_loop();
   do_some_stuff();

   if (still_not_crashed)
   {
   display_copyright_message();
   do_nothing_loop();
   basically_run_windows_31();
   do_nothing_loop();
   } // if
 } //while

 if (detect_cache())
   disable_cache();

 if (fast_cpu())
   {
   set_wait_states(lots);
   set_mouse(speed,very_slow);
   set_mouse(action,jumpy);
   set_mouse(reaction,sometimes);
   } //if

 /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.1");    */
 /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11");   */
 /* printf("Welcome to Windows 95");     */
 /* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 3.0"); */
 /* printf("Welcome to Windows 98");     */
 /* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 4.0"); */
 printf("Welcome to Windows 2000");

 if (system_ok())
   crash(to_dos_prompt)
 else
   system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp",O_CREATE);

 while(something)
   {
   sleep(5);
   get_user_input();
   sleep(5);
   act_on_user_input();
   sleep(5);
   } // while
 create_general_protection_fault();

} // main

Edit: ^^^old

This post has been edited by Jake4d1: 05 January 2006 - 11:40 PM

[Final F8]

Thanks, I'll install that now.

[Dragonman]

Yikes, sounds kinda scary. I'm on my dad's laptop so I'm not going to download anything until he sees it.

[asyluman]

It says I should back up my system...do I have to?

[Raktor]

Yeah, Rat and I were testing it last night. I've been patched since last week with the unofficial patch, but I got rat to open the image, and it gave me a command prompt to his machine. I just didn't post it, because I'd get all of the people going "pmg firefox fanboi!!11" "IE still pwnz uuu!!!!111".

[Ratty]

Yeah, Rat and I were testing it last night. I've been patched since last week with the unofficial patch, but I got rat to open the image, and it gave me a command prompt to his machine. I just didn't post it, because I'd get all of the people going "pmg firefox fanboi!!11" "IE still pwnz uuu!!!!111".

yup, 'twas hilarious

*loves testing stuff out with bigbro*

Kinda freaky... he made a folder on my computer.. REMOTELY

Exactly why i dont use IE

[Red Sentinel]

thanks a lot, i owe you man.

[Goto]

My computer auto-updates daily, so it's not really a problem for me.

Thanks for bringing it up though, I'm sure there are a lot of people that appreciate it.

[Elvenblader]

No need to worry, if you have the security and necessary protection you should be ok, if not back up and overhaul your computer.