yep. Windows 95b, IE5 produces : www This program has performed an illegal operation... I renamed a text file www.google.com to www.google.com.exe and got a MICRO~ command window and an illegal operation dialog. I know, ancient platorm... but verified. On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Red Pantz wrote: > Hello all, > > I have found that if you name a file (can be any data file) a certain URL, on your desktop, and then g0 to IE and type that url, the web site will not come up, only the program that was named the certain.confusing? > > i.e. > > - copy autoexec.bat to ..\desktop > - rename autoexec.bat to www.google.com (can be any url) > - then go to IE and type "www.google.com" > - your batch file is then ran > > a few issues i have w/ this is: > > - the prog will only run if it is on your desktop > - if you type "http://www.google.com", for example > it will not run(unless u name your file the same thing) > - it has only been tested on Win2k SP1, Winnt 4.0 SP6a w/ IE 5.5 > - it doesn't seem to have any privelage escalation (all progs are run as the current user logged on) > > Just want a few others to try it and see wut they think > > thanx alot > redpantz > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > [- Get your own free e-mail @ http://www.crackdealer.com -] > > -- --- -sween | M | http://www.modelm.org --- "force feedback computing since 1984." <meta name="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE">
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