OK, WTF is up with this??? EF trying to hack into my computer and sending a virus???

[buffer1]

Anvil to Jackhammer

 

[nutsnack]

im interested in what digger finds!

 

[jaded]

That's weird...post up when/if you find out what it was.

 

[HiDnGoD]

and no elite is not the problem, someone is hitting your IP with Bloodhound.Exploit.38, looking for a open port

I got the same message twice, 'cept it wasn't on this thread.

 

[IvanOffelitch]

I got the same message twice, 'cept it wasn't on this thread.

You were surfing EF and you got hit also???

 

[hamstershaver]

so again, what exactly does it mean?

 

[digger]

Re: OK, WTF is up with this??? EF trying to hack into my computer and sending a virus

Executive summary:
An image somewhere was carefully miscoded so that Internet Explorer sees it, its beady eyes roll back into its head, it falls flat on its back and spreads its legs.

The usual, in other words.

Sordid Details (caution, may contain big words):
The "ICC" is an international standards group that defined the color space you can use in a graphic. The implementation got borked up and allows the bad guys to create an invalid graphic that will overflow the space set aside for the table and run code in it. Once that happens, All Your Base Are Belong To [whoever].

Not EF, but could be a member who got infected.

I don't see anything out of the ordinary in that thread, but I'll check it again with a brain-damaged (in other words, Windows) machine.

In the meantime, Get Firefox.

 

[DieselGunz]

Way out of my league and i dont have a problem saying it ^^^^


Thanx digger

 

[Mr. dB]

Re: OK, WTF is up with this??? EF trying to hack into my computer and sending a virus

I don't see anything out of the ordinary in that thread, but I'll check it again with a brain-damaged (in other words, Windows) machine.

In the meantime, Get Firefox.

Or make sure your Windows box is up to date with serurity updates. And run a software firewall like ZoneAlarm. Doesn't hurt to be behind a hardware firewall, like the ones in most cable/dsl routers, either.

 

[IvanOffelitch]

Re: OK, WTF is up with this??? EF trying to hack into my computer and sending a virus

Executive summary:
An image somewhere was carefully miscoded so that Internet Explorer sees it, its beady eyes roll back into its head, it falls flat on its back and spreads its legs.

The usual, in other words.

Sordid Details (caution, may contain big words):
The "ICC" is an international standards group that defined the color space you can use in a graphic. The implementation got borked up and allows the bad guys to create an invalid graphic that will overflow the space set aside for the table and run code in it. Once that happens, All Your Base Are Belong To [whoever].

Not EF, but could be a member who got infected.

I don't see anything out of the ordinary in that thread, but I'll check it again with a brain-damaged (in other words, Windows) machine.

In the meantime, Get Firefox.

Digger, you rock. Thank you. Sincerely.

At least now I know I wasn't imagining the whole damned thing.