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WMF Viewer
Downloads The program helps you to to view the image files of the WMF type on the Mac, and convert them to numerous image formats including PDF, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, PICT, PNG, BMP, and SGI. You can navigate throught the images in a folder using navigation...
[October 22, 2009, 15:12]
WMF flaw: Malice or incompetence?
News The recent security problem regarding the rendering of WMF images was so bizarre that it has to be an intentional backdoor in the operating system, security researcher Steve Gibson said in a podcast posted Thursday.
[January 16, 2006, 8:20]
Microsoft U-turn as WMF patch released early
News While Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable, Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition are not exposed to the same threats that exploit the WMF flaw, according to an update to a Microsoft security advisory on the issue.
[January 5, 2006, 20:35]
Windows WMF woes widen
News Just days after Microsoft rushed out a patch to fix a critical Windows flaw related to the processing of WMF images, two more problems with the component were flagged. A core function of the Windows operating system, explorer.exe, will crash a...
[January 10, 2006, 8:45]
Hackers take advantage of Windows WMF flaw
News Hackers are stepping up their attempts to exploit the WMF vulnerability that was discovered within Microsoft Windows last year, experts warned on Tuesday. Businesses should be aware that employees need educating about the danger from WMF exploits...
[January 3, 2006, 17:20]
Hackers take advantage of Windows WMF flaw
Talkback Because it afects wmf files, you can rename it to GIF or jpg, but is still a wmf file.it doesn't afects a 100% jpg file.because the vunerabilty is due to SETABORTPROC Sorry but the article is wrong.
[January 4, 2006, 10:02]
Hackers attacked parliament using WMF exploit
News The British Parliament was attacked late last year by hackers who tried to exploit the WMF flaw within Windows, security experts confirmed on Friday. The Trojan was hidden as an attachment called "map.wmf".
[January 23, 2006, 12:35]
Russian hackers 'sold WMF exploit'
News Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code responsible for the WMF attacks last December for $4,000, according to security company Kaspersky Lab. The WMF flaw unsettled security experts after they found that the virus-writing...
[February 3, 2006, 8:30]
Hackers attacked parliament using WMF exploit
Talkback One minor problem with this article, that is exactly the same text as was quoted in various virus warnings regarding viruses being sent to the general public. A japanese site identified below lists it as being from f-secure and they posted this...
[January 23, 2006, 14:59]
Hackers attacked parliament using WMF exploit
Talkback Er.the title of this article is wrong. There is nothing in the story to indicate that parliament was attacked - only the government. Parliament and the government are in fact two different institutions!
[January 24, 2006, 18:17]
Microsoft U-turn as WMF patch released early
Talkback Of course MS can release early, Guilfanov already did all the work!
[January 6, 2006, 11:30]
WMF flaw: Malice or incompetence?
Talkback Firstly, I do not believe that you own your OS. You simply have obtained a license to use an OS. This is an important distinction. If we truly owned our OS, we could trade and sell it to others. This is legally unacceptable since Microsoft owns...
[April 9, 2006, 4:22]
Microsoft U-turn as WMF patch released early
Talkback M$ should be charged with criminal negligence for not issuing patches for ALL of their OS's .I love how this flaw in their code affects all M$ platforms but when taking care of their customers.yes Mr Gates I paid for a version of your OS and now...
[January 5, 2006, 21:11]
Microsoft U-turn as WMF patch released early
Talkback Spent an evening installing Ubuntu Linux on my laptop a few nights back; best thing I've ever done with it. Why? For free I'm better protected from viruses and malware better than Microsoft's paid customers are.http://www.ubuntu.com/
[January 5, 2006, 21:44]
Hackers take advantage of Windows WMF flaw
Talkback You KNOW, Microsoft will use this flaw to leverage users into buying new software. They will ONLY patch Windows XP, and anyone using Windows 2000 or older, who wants their systems fixed or made more secure will be FORCED to buy WIndows XP.
[January 4, 2006, 15:40]
Hackers take advantage of Windows WMF flaw
Talkback How can you trust a company like this for your business? It amazes me that companies continue to upgrade to the latest software and M$ STILL assumes no responsibility for their inferior products. It is high time OS makers take the blame for poorly...
[January 5, 2006, 13:26]
Hackers take advantage of Windows WMF flaw
Talkback W2K users can still use the unofficial patch, can't they? So I'm guessing MS would have nothing to gain by not patching W2K. Ah yes, the unofficial patch is indeed a wonderful demonstration of the bug-fixing power of a Community.
[January 4, 2006, 18:55]
WMF flaw: Malice or incompetence?
Talkback You can be sure. I have turned off automatic updating on my XP professional. I have disabled windows messenger and *all* other MS related communications software. I have left only the most essential services running on my OS and yet it *still...
[January 18, 2006, 18:43]
Hackers attacked parliament using WMF exploit
Talkback What happened to the OSI initiative? If HMG made more use of safer, open software this sort of thing wouldn't happen.
[January 24, 2006, 11:52]
Vista gets WMF patch
News The WMF security problem drew an unusual response in the security world. Industry experts called the WMF bug one of the most serious Windows flaws to date and recommended the third-party fix. The flaw in the way WMF images are handled is not a...
[January 18, 2006, 9:40]
