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

Thanks for passing that along, Tom. Much appreciated!

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"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ecCQ6VXDGHA.312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Doug: Here's the link: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/
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> Tom
> "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23REcTUXDGHA.740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | In reading some info in the security newsgroup, and going to a recommended
> | blog, it appears software dep blocking does not work, only hardware.
> |
> | Tom
> | "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:eZBFfRXDGHA.1676@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | 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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