not theforge ( was Re: [TheForge] OT (not really) )

[Daniel T Hayes]

Terry,

I suppose it's possible that my memory is off with regard to the post coming
from TheForge. The offending link is one of the following:

http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_command_execution_vulnerability_test

http://secunia.com/you_are_vulnerable

Dan

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of terry l. ridder
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:20 PM
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Subject: not theforge ( was Re: [TheForge] OT (not really) ) 

hello;

well being the unofficial keeper of theforge archives i can state with
100 percent certainty that it was not theforge.

i have searched all theforge archives from 1996 to present and there is
not msg or url of the type you mention.

if you feel that i am in error please post the alledged malevolent url
so that i may search for it explictly.

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Daniel T Hayes wrote:

>
> This isn't really OT as I think I got some bad advice here on the list.
> There was a post suggesting that there was an Explorer flaw that had been
> pointed out months ago that Microsoft had chosen to ignore. The gist was
> that you were supposed to follow a link and test your browser. The test
was
> to click on the link, and if it opened a window, your browser was
> vulnerable. I tried it. Using Explorer, the window popped up, using
Netscape
> and Firefox, I got a message that my system was secure. The problem is
that
> the link wasn't an Explorer test at all. It appears the link's purpose was
> to infect your system with a form of the Exploit Trojan.
>
> The funny thing is I detected the problem in the . . .\Mazilla\Firefox\ .
.
> folder. Not certain infection was the result of following the link using
> Firefox but it would seem so. As I remember, the link was suggested by a
> well meaning Mac fan but I think the advice may not have been so good.
>
> For what its worth.
>
> Dan
>

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terry l. ridder ><>
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