In case you've been under a rock or something and didn't hear about the
potentially huge security problem with Internet Explorer, goto this
page to read about it: http://www.***snot.com/iebug.html
Basically through the use of .LNK and .URL files, a web page author can
run applications on a users HD without their knowledge. A .LNK file
with the following target (run via the META REFRESH tag) could prove to
be a bit of an annoyance. =)
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\START.EXE deltree.exe /y c:\windows
Well, now you've been warned and fortunately Microsoft has acted
quickly and released a fix. Currently it only works on IExplorer 3.01,
and the fix for 3.0 users should be finished shortly. Goto:
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The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative
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