Re: Disabled .wmf - now I can't view pictures in Windows XP - HELP!

My guess is, its half-baked protection. It will prevent you from opening WMF files in Picture and Fax Viewer, but since the article states that it can also happen from a web page......... Well, if you can see it in IE, I would expect you could still be exploited.

Also, turning on DEP protection, should also mitigate this attack.

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<grz01@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1135966605.937164.123080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> For me it is the other way round...
>
> I did the recommended fix: regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
> but I notice e.g. I can *STILL* view .wmf files from IE.
>
> Does it mean the fix doesn't work, or am I protected anyway?
> I have Win XP Pro SP2.
>
> Regards,
> ----------------------------------------------------- grz01
>
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