They should....
daMan25 | 05/05/09
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THIS IS A NON-ISSUE!!!
nucrash | 05/06/09
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Yeah ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes  | 05/06/09
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Let me explain a little better
nucrash | 05/06/09
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It's tricker to overwrite the extension ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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Or take a page from Apple
cgarrett | 05/06/09
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Much as I hate to admit it
jonj@... | 05/06/09
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two forks
john_gillespie@... | 05/06/09
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Or Linux....
rjacksix | 05/06/09
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How 'bout REAL file types???
Digital Video Expert | 05/06/09
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Renaming files
dsluter@... | 05/06/09
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That's the answer
Timpraetor | 05/06/09
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Are you sure you want to do that?
Ozone71 | 05/06/09
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@Ozone71
tmsbrdrs | 05/10/09
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Well, W7 (at least)...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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It does... sort of...
ahumeniy | 05/06/09
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Easy solution
ShadowGIATL | 05/06/09
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Renaming files
tikigawd | 05/06/09
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And I thought I was being obtuse...
Timpraetor | 05/06/09
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file extension
blacksheepxlch | 05/06/09
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At least as far back...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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We need to still be able to change the file types
MadWhiteHatter | 05/06/09
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emailing problems
mswift@... | 05/06/09
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Really determined idiots
Greenknight_z | 05/07/09
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And what do you do when hit with a barrage of inane warnings?
InAction Man | 05/07/09
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And yet, the extension still gets changed
nucrash | 05/08/09
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". . . some of these users. . .?"
clarnT | 05/07/09
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"This bag is not a toy". "Coffee is hot".
ye | 05/07/09
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actually. . .
clarnT | 05/07/09
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@clarnT: Which doesn't change what I wrote.
ye | 05/07/09
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User Problem is an OS Problem
daengbo | 05/07/09
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MIME type?
rtk | 05/07/09
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Such Ignorance...
InAction Man | 05/08/09
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such arrogance.
rtk | 05/08/09
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You read it but you couldn't understand it, right?
InAction Man | 05/09/09
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Nice try
rtk | 05/09/09
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And this changes the situation how?
ye | 05/07/09
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And this changes the situation how
AndyPagin | 05/11/09
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missing the point
cwhull | 05/07/09
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Spot-on.
SkateNY | 05/06/09
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renaming files on purpose
Pepper.dot.Net | 05/11/09
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Did you notice...
djchandler | 05/06/09
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maybe
midenginedrift | 05/06/09
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I work with 300 users
nucrash | 05/06/09
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OK, lighten up on us old folks 
TranMan | 05/06/09
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Maybe
AndyPagin | 05/11/09
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non-issue ... for experts
john_gillespie@... | 05/06/09
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Lack of Education/Protection.
nucrash | 05/08/09
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Only you.
SkateNY | 05/06/09
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And my point was education is the key.
nucrash | 05/08/09
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non-issue for you and me .....
bluescreen_z | 05/16/09
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OR...
shadfurman | 05/07/09
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Hide File Extensions?
jemd@... | 05/11/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
Gladiatorcn | 05/05/09
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Indeed...
harrydaham@... | 05/05/09
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BAM! really?
TheTruthisOutThere@... | 05/05/09
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Any program that doesn't originate locally
LiquidLearner | 05/05/09
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Not true
fbax | 05/06/09
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Sure, but...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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Usually that's not visible
Michael Kelly | 05/05/09
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And when you double click it
mdemuth | 05/05/09
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EXCEPT
bmgoodman | 05/05/09
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Yes, cause our end users always adhere to those
riveroad | 05/06/09
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But
rcfoulk@... | 05/06/09
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It's e-mail attachments...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
Loverock Davidson | 05/05/09
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More dialogue boxes that users will ignore? (nt)
Economister | 05/05/09
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Who ignores them?
Loverock Davidson | 05/05/09
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Effective does not equal perfect
SamCPP | 05/05/09
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Some people???
InAction Man | 05/06/09
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I'm even guilty of it
Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/06/09
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And isn't THAT scary? (nt)
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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...and SOME people start,,,
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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...and it only takes one. (nt)
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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Almost everybody ignores them!
InAction Man | 05/06/09
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And after...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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Heavy abuse of the warning box got people desensitized to security
InAction Man | 05/06/09
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And how many people...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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I never understood....
Erroneous | 05/05/09
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Reason....
JoeMama_z | 05/05/09
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MS needs to write
xXSpeedzXx | 05/05/09
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Almost There
DannyO_0x98 | 05/05/09
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Um, that is exactly what it is doing
NonZealot | 05/05/09
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It is handy to use periods in file names
seabird20 | 05/06/09
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That was a choice based on performance
jonj@... | 05/06/09
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NT would lose compliance with POSIX standards.
Custard_over_2x_Pie | 05/06/09
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Banning double periods
tikigawd | 05/06/09
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What I find ridiculous
Michael Kelly | 05/05/09
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Then everyone around here
mdemuth | 05/05/09
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Nice idea..
JT82 | 05/05/09
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Unblock
mswift@... | 05/06/09
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This is the top ZDNet headline today?!
PB_z | 05/05/09
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Where?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/05/09
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Neutered UAC allows anything to bypass UAC prompts
PB_z | 05/05/09
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Problem with UAC is that it was a dumb mechanism ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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Just like TSA and its airport screening methods...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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works for MAC...or so they say...
boberuski | 05/06/09
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At what point does the user start taking accountability?
ye | 05/07/09
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Users should be responsible but...
Terry Riegel | 05/07/09
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"Users should be responsible but..."
ye | 05/07/09
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You can't "fool" other OSes.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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But......
Economister | 05/05/09
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I know.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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Just to clarify
NonZealot | 05/05/09
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?
TripleII | 05/05/09
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You STILL don't get it
NonZealot | 05/05/09
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I see the disconnect.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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Why are you trying to fool yourself?
NonZealot | 05/05/09
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What are you talking about?
TripleII | 05/05/09
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Windows allows icons to be embedded into executables.
Zogg | 05/05/09
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Here is the problem
NonZealot | 05/05/09
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Thanks Zogg, that was my misunderstanding
NonZealot | 05/05/09
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Thanks Zogg
TripleII | 05/05/09
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Really? How so?
sporkfighter | 05/05/09
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You can't get such nonsense past sporkfighter! NT
djchandler | 05/06/09
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Technically it IS fooling you and the OS.
storm14k | 05/05/09
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Yes, yes you can
rpmyers1 | 05/05/09
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I use Konqueror.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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I told you what OS X did
rpmyers1 | 05/05/09
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Except OS X will show "File.txt.app"
Bruizer | 05/05/09
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You're right
rpmyers1 | 05/06/09
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OSX does have Windows beat on this
Lerianis | 05/06/09
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As much a problem as a blessing
deadcrow | 05/06/09
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Nope.
rahbm | 05/06/09
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I love people that have never used a mac.
Bruizer | 05/06/09
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Hmm.
ShadowGIATL | 05/06/09
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It never ends.
SkateNY | 05/06/09
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re: It never ends.
rtk | 05/07/09
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And...
ShadowGIATL | 05/07/09
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Mime very useful
djchandler | 05/06/09
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That's not neccessarily better...
jonj@... | 05/06/09
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It's not the OS that needs to be fooled...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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This is ridiculous ...
mckenzl | 05/05/09
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No, it is ridiculous that they need to click to know.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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WRONG
rpmyers1 | 05/05/09
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Different...
techconc | 05/05/09
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Baloney. It's the same
rpmyers1 | 05/05/09
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Simple really
Intellihence | 05/05/09
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You mean *EXACTLY* like this windows issue?
rpmyers1 | 05/05/09
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By the .App extension.
Bruizer | 05/05/09
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Yes but . . .
sporkfighter | 05/10/09
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And it certainly won't be the last
Alan Smithie | 05/05/09
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windoze 7 probably has more holes than swiss cheese
InAction Man | 05/06/09
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I hate the hide feature too... BUT!
Narg | 05/05/09
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Clarify, please
bmgoodman | 05/05/09
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Do they get their security experts out of a packet of Cracker Jacks?
HypnoToad72 | 05/05/09
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Probably not.
Erroneous | 05/05/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
shellcodes_coder | 05/05/09
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When did you say W7 SP1 coming out again?.....
no_zd_user_name | 05/05/09
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Will still not be fixed
bmgoodman | 05/05/09
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Quite hard to figure out what has 'locked' the drive
Lerianis | 05/06/09
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You seem to be confused.
threedaysdwn | 05/05/09
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Absolutely wrong.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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How about this?
rpmyers1 | 05/05/09
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Sorry but...
storm14k | 05/05/09
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Close, but no.
TripleII | 05/05/09
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Here comes the freetard parade...Adrian, nice fishing for trolls
transposeIT | 05/05/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
n.ang | 05/05/09
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I agree that Microsoft should stop hiding file extensions, but
georgeou | 05/05/09
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What do you expect George. Adrian, would bite anything to put MS down....
transposeIT | 05/06/09
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@transposeIT ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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I've found AKH to be very objective when it comes to Windows.
ye | 05/06/09
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In general, I agree.
Bruizer | 05/06/09
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I show why this is not a security vulnerability here
georgeou | 05/06/09
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Might be a little more useful if your URL wasn't broken... (nt)
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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So we're agreed?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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Nucrash has a good point that users rename those extensions
georgeou | 05/06/09
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Windows has had this....
JoeMama_z | 05/05/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
atari8bit@... | 05/06/09
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Not here
mswift@... | 05/06/09
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It is NOT a Security Fail at ALL
Texnomic | 05/06/09
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Existance of such a file on your system does not mean that!
fbax | 05/06/09
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Actually, what if it DOESN'T trigger UAC?
Lerianis | 05/06/09
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Right
SkateNY | 05/07/09
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Removing "Hide Extensions...."
Gis Bun | 05/06/09
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Why 10 updates in 3-4 days?
Randalllind | 05/06/09
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HUH? I haven't had even one update
Lerianis | 05/06/09
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no big deal just wonder
Randalllind | 05/06/09
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I get an update...
fairportfan | 05/06/09
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Dear Mr. Kingsley-Hughes,
Steve Goldman | 05/06/09
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Simple ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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But it's not a security problem
georgeou | 05/06/09
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Exactly ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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Someone already explained this to you...
Spiritusindomit@... | 05/06/09
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This isn't a Windows 7 issue though
nucrash | 05/08/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
john.foggitt@... | 05/06/09
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I always thought the extension hiding was just for annoyance..
readwryt@... | 05/06/09
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Dual Boot from Vista
KrazyGuy | 05/06/09
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I don't get it
voyager529 | 05/06/09
|
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In the real world ...
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | 05/06/09
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It's not that i'm against showing extensions by default
voyager529 | 05/06/09
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re: It's not that i'm against showing extensions by default
n0neXn0ne | 05/06/09
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|
Yet...
slurpee | 05/06/09
|
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
dbarr@... | 05/06/09
|
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Feature vs Bug
deadcrow | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
epobirs | 05/06/09
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Microsoft Sucks
jdieter@... | 05/06/09
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Just as annoying as hiding email addresees in Outlook
DaveMorris | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
mayres | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
pwn0tr0n | 05/06/09
|
|
Here's an even better idea
markdean | 05/06/09
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|
Here's an even better idea - but
AndyPagin | 05/11/09
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2nd Security hole found!
codepunk | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
vahnx | 05/06/09
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Geezes, after all these...
sykandtyed | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
coachgeorge | 05/06/09
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not for Home Users
john_gillespie@... | 05/06/09
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It is an issue and honestly it's ridiculous it's still ongoing!
zdnet@... | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
jeyost@... | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
essin | 05/06/09
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Surely this could be fixed VERY easily.
Custard_over_2x_Pie | 05/06/09
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God almighty
Altotus | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
korn33@... | 05/06/09
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Is that the best you could come up with?
Spiritusindomit@... | 05/06/09
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IN all my years of "security issues"
Crestview | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
gnesterenko | 05/06/09
|
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
robertleeking@... | 05/06/09
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why am I not surprised?
Laraine Anne Barker | 05/06/09
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Naive Post
sreesiv | 05/06/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
Gralyndr | 05/07/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
fabio479 | 05/07/09
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So many moronic comments to a non-issue...go zdnet
transposeIT | 05/08/09
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some<ocument.doc.doc.doc.doc.doc
emenau | 05/08/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
Insight Driver | 05/08/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
xonics | 05/09/09
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Dont Rely on extensions
AndyPagin | 05/11/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
a.barry@... | 05/11/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
a.barry@... | 05/11/09
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Would probably fool me
davidr69 | 05/11/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
victorxstc@... | 05/11/09
|
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Firefox and Safari for Windows will also set the download bit on files...
Ambivi | 05/11/09
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
ceknight | 05/11/09
|
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How did you change the Icon to notepad?
notsofast | 05/11/09
|
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RE: Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
jvanse | 05/12/09
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I agree with you ...
seyisulu | 06/01/09
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Thoughts?
Chrissd | 06/10/09
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People just need to be better informed of the option
mccall1 | 06/11/09
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