Windows WMF Metafile Vulnerability HotFix

Vikingod · Jan 1, 2006, 03:38 PM

Browsing the web was not safe anymore, regardless of the browser. Microsoft will certainly come up with a thouroughly tested fix for it in the future, but meanwhile I developed a temporary fix - I badly needed it.

The fix does not remove any functionality from the system, all pictures will continue to be visible.

It should work for Windows 2000, XP 32-bit and XP 64-bit.
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Read More / Source: Hex blog
Download: WMF HotFix

Iria · Jan 1, 2006, 04:17 PM

I've decided to let my AV do the job and stay away from the workaround from MS and any of these hotfixes. If you look here and your AV is in the "finds all" category you should be OK. My AV has great heuristics anyway, so I'm not that worried about new variants either.

Jan 1, 2006, 03:38 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Windows WMF Metafile Vulnerability HotFix Browsing the web was not safe anymore, regardless of the browser. Microsoft will certainly come up with a thouroughly tested fix for it in the future, but meanwhile I developed a temporary fix - I badly needed it. The fix does not remove any functionality from the system, all pictures will continue to be visible. It should work for Windows 2000, XP 32-bit and XP 64-bit. ___________ Read More / Source: Hex blog Download: WMF HotFix

Jan 1, 2006, 04:17 PM	#2
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	I've decided to let my AV do the job and stay away from the workaround from MS and any of these hotfixes. If you look here and your AV is in the "finds all" category you should be OK. My AV has great heuristics anyway, so I'm not that worried about new variants either.