Microsoft, with that overwealmingly secure Windows 9x

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June 4th, 2002, 12:02 PM
ExEleven

Microsoft, with that overwealmingly secure Windows 9x

Windows 9x... Secure... yes the title made no sence. I just heard of this bug,
With Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) (Tested only on 98 but thoeriticly they all are vaunurable) you can in internet explorer bring and instant Blue Screen of Death to you shoes. Because Microsoft nicly crashes when there is a request to the virtual device files. like:
CON, COM1, COM2, NUL, ect. They are the DOS/WIndows 9x Equiv of the /Dev entry's in Linux and other Unix OSes. :) But in Internet Explorer if i had an image link to: C:\CON\CON the system would crash instantly as the file C:\CON\CON is the Standard output of your machine. This could be fixed as the Bug only happens if you use Internet Explorer. I would get Mozilla imediatly get Mozilla if you have the win32.iexporer virus.... :)

Anyway i figured this is a pretty productive post for a first on this forum.
June 4th, 2002, 03:25 PM
casper3699

I think that this has been brought up before. And I thought this was fixed with 98SE?
June 4th, 2002, 03:31 PM
rasem

Windows 9x?..internet explorer? insecure? Yah'll are full of it! the next think you're gonna try and tell me is the outlook express is insecure or a security risk!
June 4th, 2002, 03:53 PM
tyger_claw

WHAT?!?!? Tell me you didn't just say that...

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Windows 9x?..internet explorer? insecure? Yah'll are full of it! the next think you're gonna try and tell me is the outlook express is insecure or a security risk!

Please tell me that was a joke! If not you are in serious need of therapy!
June 4th, 2002, 04:53 PM
rasem

hehe it was.
June 4th, 2002, 04:56 PM
KorpDeath

The problem was addresed in 98SE, I believe. But that's a little like putting a band-aid on a compound fracture.
June 5th, 2002, 10:07 AM
5amYan

Bill is insecure. His products are unsecure.
June 5th, 2002, 11:44 AM
ExEleven

No i dont belive as i tested the bug on 98 SE which is installed on my computer.... For finding bugs. Running the sorts of emails lamers send me and yes, testing with a stopwatch how long it take's for IE to crash well surfing.

Not realy the last one but Microsoft could enter the olyimpics if they had instability for a sport. :)
Nice to see the people on this forum arnt biased.... (I used to post simlar things on hackers.com but they
are what i call "Forum Nazi's" and deleted my account....