MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Tue Jan 3 16:18:41 CST 2006
I guess Microsoft is promising a patch for wmf exploit on Patch Tuesday Jan 10 http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1895,1907592,00.asp MartyConnelly wrote: >If you are mailing this out, you may find sites blocking .wmf files, due >to recent Windows Picture and Fax Viewer exploit flaw, until Microsoft >unveils a patch. I don't know what the AV firms are doing in response or >how it would affect embeded wmf's in a .doc file. >I just deregistered the dll until microsoft sorts it out. > >Just thought I would cheer up your day. ;) > >Yup, if you don't want to use the partial patch from Stuart's url. > >Un-register the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (Shimgvw.dll) on Windows >XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 and >Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 > >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx > >This will stop browser infections. BUT > >Just remember this won't protect you, if you store and save a downloaded >jpeg, then view it with MS window fax viewer, these guys can disguise a >.wmf file extension as a .jpeg file and the exploit will work as the >fax viewer will interpret it correctly as a virus loaded wmf file. > > >Stuart McLachlan wrote: > > > > >>Don't know how many of you are up on this, but be careful out there. >>This one is VERY nasty >> >>http://isc.sans.org/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >? Welz wrote: > > > >>Jan 1 and all my new WMF logos were in place. I wound up being able to >>import a few pc EPS files converted from Mac format into Corel Draw 9 >>(they are up to 12 now), delete a few redundant nodes (3 in a single >>line with the same top cooridinate can be defined as well by 2), >>adjust the colors (Pantone, RGB, CMYK or several other options) and >>then save as WMF format. I now have logos varying in size from 6 to 12 >>K (6 to 26 character outlines, each with a 'swoop' line) that I >>believe are mathematically correct and scale flawlessly as replacement >>for the off color 2k files (10 character max) segmented outlines I had >>before. >> >>I had started with the Trace application and it worked extremely well >>in the conversion. After all, the logos are made up of a very simple >>block font with just a few curves. The trace of the letter M TIFF came >>up with 13 nodes (EPS file conversion had 14) for the 13 straight >>lines that made up the outline. Although I did not ultimately use the >>Trace feature, it was head and shoulders easier to use than the PSP X >>that I tried. I probably spent 3 hours with the PSP X help before >>quitting. I just dove in with the Corel, traced two logos and cleaned >>them up and changed strategies to work with the EPS format imported >>and created/modified/revised 6 logos start to finish in less than the >>3 hours I spent working with PSP. I picked up a reference book from >>the library for CorelDraw! but did not need to look up anything to get >>this part of the project done. >> >>Ciao >>Jürgen Welz >>Edmonton, Alberta >>jwelz at hotmail.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> >>> >>>...PSP X is well capable of doing everything you need Jurgen ...Corel >>>just >>>bought out Jasc and have not managed to screw it up as yet ...I use >>>it all >>>the time for just such tasks ...but not even Adobe Photo Shop or >>>Illustrator >>>will do what you want when you start with a raster version of the logo >>>...wmf is not a pure vector format and converted rasters rarely >>>transform >>>successfully into vectorized wmfs in my experience ...I'd redo the >>>logo from >>>scratch in PSP as a vector image using PSP's native format rather >>>than wmf >>>...then export it as a wmf ...actually the emf format is a much better >>>platform imnsho for native vector images and I much prefer it over wmf. >>> >>>...I had to do this for a client a few months ago and had both PSP >>>and Adobe >>>CS2 available...we had a 3rd party graphics shop redo the logo in PSP's >>>native format (.pspimage) and I retained that as the master ...PSP >>>readily >>>exported it as a vector emf and it resizes in Access and Word just as it >>>should without any of the distortions native to resized raster images. >>> >>>...hth >>> >>>William >>> >>> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.12/220 - Release Date: 03/01/2006 >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada