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Microsoft Says, Don't Press the F1 Key In XP

Posted by kdawson on from the any-key-but-that-one dept.

Ian Lamont writes "Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning users not to press the F1 key in Windows XP, owing to an unpatched bug in VBScript discovered by Polish researcher Maurycy Prodeus. The security advisory says that the vulnerability relates to the way VBScript interacts with Windows Help files when using Internet Explorer, and could be triggered by a user pressing the F1 key after visiting a malicious Web site using a specially crafted dialog box."

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  1. Re:Well, at least the important keys still work. by Runaway1956 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, Google provides help for windows users.

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=QTI&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&q=upgrade+from+windows+to+Linux&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

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  2. Re:Well, at least the important keys still work. by GNUALMAFUERTE · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, most windows lusers don't even know what a file system is.

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