Claude Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 http://home.1asphost.com/sousy2050/jeeper.jpg (only works with Internet Explorer) Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 I fell for it! (Must be techie humor, Evan. ) Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 I fell for it! (Must be techie humor, Evan. ) Ah those Luxemburger 'Stand-ups'!! He coulda been a contender!! Quote
JSngry Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 No, you didn't. Somebody 'splain this to me, please. Quote
7/4 Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 The image “http://home.1asphost.com/sousy2050/jeeper.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Huh? Quote
Claude Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Posted January 25, 2004 Ok, I'll explain. This is not a funny pic, it is a demonstration of Internet Explorer security issues. The .jpg address does not load a picture but a Visual Basic Script (displayed below), which can run various Windows actions, such as opening the CD drawer of your computer. If this doesn't happen, you either use a different browser (Netscape and Opera don't execute VB Sript), a different operating system (only Windows will do this), or your system has been secured. And if you don't find it surprising that a web page can open your CD drawer, you are the ideal Microsoft customer <script language=VBScript> <!-- Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7" ) Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1 colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject Next ' cdrom End If --> </SCRIPT> <img src="haha.jpg" width="600" height="431" border="0"> Quote
7/4 Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 I use Mozilla for a browser and email. Quote
vibes Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 I use IE 6.0, and while I saw the picture, my CD-ROM was not opened. Perhaps I have my security set up differently... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 A friend sent me an email that did this once with the text: "Click here for a complimentary beverage holder for your computer!"; seemed a bit more humorous... Quote
Claude Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Posted January 25, 2004 Here`s a classic for IE users: http://www.in.fh-merseburg.de/~fritzsch/test.html Quote
Jazzmoose Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 Now that I finally got my computer rebooted, I must say, Claude, you're a regular laugh riot... Hey, B3-er, any word on upgrading the software so we have an "ignore" feature? I uh...have someone in mind... Quote
Claude Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Posted January 25, 2004 Speaking of software upgrade, think about using a Netscape or Opera browser. They ignore these annoying script code tricks Quote
vibes Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 Claude, you bastard... It's a good thing I'm running XP. My machine is very stable, and I was able to just close all the windows at once using the task manager. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 A friend sent me an email that did this once with the text: "Click here for a complimentary beverage holder for your computer!"; seemed a bit more humorous... yes, more humorous. Quote
BERIGAN Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 Speaking of software upgrade, think about using a Netscape or Opera browser. They ignore these annoying script code tricks I find Explorer is more flexible than Netscape, use both though.... Quote
David Ayers Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 So how can I get my CD drive to play a CD now? Do I have to reboot? Quote
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