Archive for March, 2007

  • Windows Vista ANI File Handling DoS

    In this clip, a malicious ANI file is dropped onto the Vista desktop. Explorer crashes and restarts, and crashes and restarts, and crashes and …

    This is the same vulnerability described here:
    http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=233

    Update 1: To clarify, this vulnerability allows for remote code execution (allows for silent attacks via web, email, P2P, etc). It’s not limited to denial of service. The video simply demonstrates how 1 particular exploit file (not designed for Vista) resulted in DoS. The video of the real attack (trojan install) showed nothing, it’s silent!Duration : 0:1:6 Views : 324397.

  • I have a Windows Vista problem ?

    I have some older DOS games that I'm trying to run on Windows Vista, and whenever I try to load certain games from Windows or the command prompt, a box pops up that says " This system does not support fullscreen mode " with "16 Bit MS DOS Subsystem " at the top of the box. I never had a problem running these games from XP. Is there a …

  • Why didn’t VISTA install the standard bootloader? With no CD boots into XP, with CD boots into VISTA?!?

    I installed VISTA on my other computer, and it gives me the expected boot loader screen when i boot asking if I want Vista or XP. But I try to install VISTA (I have two licences) on my other PC, and without the vista PC, it boots into XP, with the vista CD it boots into vista (provided of course I don't hit a key, when it says to hit …

  • Windows vista doesn’t suck!?

    Why so many people say that windows vista suck.
    I have been using vista for almost a month and in my opinion
    windows vista is a lot better than xp.
    Vista start up much faster than xp is a pretty stable system.
    And i have no problems with vista.
    The only bad thing is that vista is not compatible with all programs yet but I think that is normal because it is a brand new.
    with …

  • Windows vista doesn’t suck!?

    Why so many people say that windows vista suck.
    I have been using vista for almost a month and in my opinion
    windows vista is a lot better than xp.
    Vista start up much faster than xp is a pretty stable system.
    And i have no problems with vista.
    The only bad thing is that vista is not compatible with all programs yet but I think that is normal because it is a brand new.
    with …

  • Windows vista doesn’t suck!?

    Why so many people say that windows vista suck.
    I have been using vista for almost a month and in my opinion
    windows vista is a lot better than xp.
    Vista start up much faster than xp is a pretty stable system.
    And i have no problems with vista.
    The only bad thing is that vista is not compatible with all programs yet but I think that is normal because it is a brand new.
    with …

  • Windows vista doesn’t suck!?

    Why so many people say that windows vista suck.
    I have been using vista for almost a month and in my opinion
    windows vista is a lot better than xp.
    Vista start up much faster than xp is a pretty stable system.
    And i have no problems with vista.
    The only bad thing is that vista is not compatible with all programs yet but I think that is normal because it is a brand new.
    with …