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LastStand · 19-09-2006

Finds a VML vulnerability inside IE

By Nick Farrell: Tuesday 19 September 2006, 15:45
SECURITY outfit Sunbelt says that it has seen a nasty new Zero Day exploit which exploits a VML vulnerability in IE.

Writing in his bog, Sunbelt's research boffin Eric Sites said that the hack was discovered coming from a pron site. We guess someone was testing the porn site for security issues when they noticed the exploit taking place.

The exploit uses a bug in VML in Internet Explorer to overflow a buffer and inject shellcode. It has been seen at a number of different sites since its first appearance.

The exploit can be stopped by turning off Javascripting. Alternatively, you could wipe Windows from your hard-drive and install Linux with Firefox. µ
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kg_evilboy · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by LastStand

Alternatively, you could wipe Windows from your hard-drive and install Linux with Firefox.

Translates to: install driver hell with slowth!

Firefox is SLOW!
Opera is fast and nice. I use it regularly.

**Arachne** · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by LastStand

Writing in his bog, Sunbelt's research boffin Eric Sites said that the hack was discovered coming from a pron site.

He wrote that whilst sat on the toilet?

Bog - Brit slang for toilet

**imkidd57** · 19-09-2006

Rotfl!! :d

Hey I can't use a smiley or caps... hmmm...

**Arachne** · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by imkidd57

Rotfl!! :d

Hey I can't use a smiley or caps... hmmm...

Have you been using Drage's keyboard again? You know, the one that "doesn't understand him"

*Airhead* · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by LastStand

Alternatively, you could wipe Windows from your hard-drive and install Linux with Firefox.

Whats wrong with just using Firefox?

kg_evilboy · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by Airhead

Whats wrong with just using Firefox?

That it's terribly slow, ugly, and not a native Windows app. Lots of no-nos for me.

**imkidd57** · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by Arachne

Have you been using Drage's keyboard again? You know, the one that "doesn't understand him"

Yeah it was weird. Everything appeared in 'preview' OK, but then... you can see the result

.

Let's try again: ROTFL

OK... it's me

...

*Airhead* · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by kg_evilboy

That it's terribly slow, ugly, and not a native Windows app. Lots of no-nos for me.

I think you are a little confused, Opera is terrible, Firefox is lovely

**imkidd57** · 19-09-2006

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Originally Posted by kg_evilboy

That it's terribly slow, ugly, and not a native Windows app. Lots of no-nos for me.

Firefox "slow"? What's considered "fast" in the browser benchmarks these days?

Personal preferences aside: why is not being a "native Windows app" held to be a bad thing?

LastStand · 20-09-2006

Opera the last time I tried them was advert based but I heard they changed all that. Firefox and MS are the browsers that all the malware guys are looking at but some are starting to target Opera as well now.

*CJ2* · 20-09-2006

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Originally Posted by Airhead

I think you are a little confused, Opera is terrible, Firefox is lovely

I installed Firefox a year ago or so and i can't believe the hype. I used Opera for 4-5 years and FF isn't close

Luckily my IE is totally fxcked up together with Windows Media Player so i won't use either by accident.

Well, thanks for the heads up concerning the virus/exploit. Time to make sure things are up to date.........

19-09-2006	#1 (permalink)
LastStand CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Belfast Posts: 249	New zero day virus on the move <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Finds a VML vulnerability inside IE By Nick Farrell: Tuesday 19 September 2006, 15:45 SECURITY outfit Sunbelt says that it has seen a nasty new Zero Day exploit which exploits a VML vulnerability in IE. Writing in his bog, Sunbelt's research boffin Eric Sites said that the hack was discovered coming from a pron site. We guess someone was testing the porn site for security issues when they noticed the exploit taking place. The exploit uses a bug in VML in Internet Explorer to overflow a buffer and inject shellcode. It has been seen at a number of different sites since its first appearance. The exploit can be stopped by turning off Javascripting. Alternatively, you could wipe Windows from your hard-drive and install Linux with Firefox. µ Source __________________ Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries 1. The Communist Manifesto 2. Mein Kampf (My Struggle) 3. Quotations from Chairman Mao 4. The Kinsey Report 5. Democracy and Education 6. Das Kapital 7. The Feminine Mystique 8. The Course of Positive Philosophy 9. Beyond Good and Evil (The Nazis loved Nietzsche) 10. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

19-09-2006	#4 (permalink)
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20-09-2006	#11 (permalink)
LastStand CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Belfast Posts: 249	Re: New zero day virus on the move Opera the last time I tried them was advert based but I heard they changed all that. Firefox and MS are the browsers that all the malware guys are looking at but some are starting to target Opera as well now. __________________ Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries 1. The Communist Manifesto 2. Mein Kampf (My Struggle) 3. Quotations from Chairman Mao 4. The Kinsey Report 5. Democracy and Education 6. Das Kapital 7. The Feminine Mystique 8. The Course of Positive Philosophy 9. Beyond Good and Evil (The Nazis loved Nietzsche) 10. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

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