RE: Self-Executing HTML: Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 Part II

From: Dike (Dikeat_private)
Date: Tue Feb 25 2003 - 17:50:13 PST

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    Confirmed on IE 5.0 too :(
    
    Sorry One Liner,
    Dike
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: http-equivat_private [mailto:http-equivat_private]
    > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:45 AM
    > To: bugtraqat_private
    > Subject: Self-Executing HTML: Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 Part II
    > Tuesday, February 25, 2003 
    > 
    > We are delighted to learn that the original self-executing html file, 
    > from June 1 2002 is now fixed with the most current of the many 
    > patches for the Internet Explorer series of browsers. See:
    > 
    > http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275126
    > 
    > Regrettably.
    > 
    > The following file is an html file comprising both scripting and an 
    > executable [*.exe]. 
    > 
    > We inject scripting and an executable into the html file which is 
    > designed to point back to the executable in the html file and execute 
    > it. Provided the html file is an html file, Internet Explorer 5.5 and 
    > 6.0 will execute it. 
    > 
    > Because it is an html file proper, Internet Explorer opens it. The 
    > scripting inside is then parsed and fired. That scripting is pointing 
    > back to the same executable file with our original codebase object 
    > from the year 2000 and because it is a self-executing html file, it 
    > executes ! 
    > 
    > Tested IE5.5 and IE6. Fully self-contained harmless *.exe:
    > 
    > http://www.malware.com/html.exe.zip 
    > 
    > Be aware of html files out there. 
    > 
    > Key Words: Trust it's Worthy so Think it's Tank silly obvious 
    >  
    > -- 
    > http://www.malware.com
    



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