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So I just downloaded the ZERT patch and look at the source code.
All the ZERT patch does, is set the "killbits" for the WebViewFolderIcon controls and for the relevant DirectAnimation control. Microsoft offers the killbits in the "workaround" section of their advisories, so the patches are hardly anything worth praising.

In fact, since the ZERT patch is just killbits, it does not fix the underlying vulnerability. Meaning, you could still be attached via other vectors, such as a Word document with the control in it.
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Wow, aren't you glad we have the village idiots at MS working on this!!  DonnieBoy | 10/01/06
Well at least they have the source code.  Suicida| | 10/02/06
so?  darthgummibear | 10/02/06
I think he was making fun of MS, saying the only thing they have going for  DonnieBoy | 10/02/06
banker's hours  ChazzMatt | 10/01/06
Exactly  Suicida| | 10/01/06
Wonderful  opensourcepro | 10/02/06
we can only hope that...  darthgummibear | 10/02/06
Well, there you go......  joe6pack_z | 10/02/06
I am glad I have removed it  jackie40d@... | 10/02/06
Well too bad the bug isn't in Internet Explorer  PB_z | 10/02/06
So I just downloaded the ZERT patch and look at the source code.  PB_z | 10/02/06
If they don't have the source code, then what more could they do?  balsover | 10/02/06
priorities?  darthgummibear | 10/02/06
RE: So I just downloaded the ZERT patch and look at the source code.  hjmulholland | 10/03/06
Hard to fly under the radar  bayliner79 | 10/07/06
Never anything useful  andy88488 | 10/02/06
What MS really needs...  jolumoar | 10/02/06
heh...  darthgummibear | 10/02/06
MS should give up on the software  Boot_Agnostic | 10/02/06
What are you smoking?  darthgummibear | 10/02/06
No, they'd divest from the software, maybe even OSS it  Boot_Agnostic | 10/03/06
Microsoft Damage Control  imguessing | 10/02/06
Responsibuility.......  Kobashrer | 10/02/06
Never gonna happen.  darthgummibear | 10/02/06
I think the ZERT team should....  Jay E Court | 10/02/06
Hmm haven't heard from the ultimate authority.  Seenidog | 10/02/06
What am I doing right?  interested_amateur@... | 10/03/06
Masochism or confusion? Who could really tell ? ... nt  Dr-T | 10/03/06
Mikey, where are you??? Daniel's broiler???  techboy_z | 10/03/06
3rd party fix  als2375 | 10/03/06

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