I'Net Exploder graphics weirdness.

Post #99,899 by Andrew Grygus 5/2/03 12:32:44 PM Reply	I'Net Exploder graphics weirdness. Anybody seen this situation (and know how to fix it)? Internet Exploder shows graphics on many pages, such as mine, or InfoWorld, but some sites the user visits, Microsoft and Bank of America (www.bankofamerica.com) for instance, show only big boxes with a little box containing an "X" in the upper left corner. All the settings look normal, though I'm no super expert in IE settings. The system had minimal scumware (adware/spyware) and what it did have was pretty inoquous. On Microsoft's site, for instance, the www.microsoft.com page displays no graphics, but the knowledge base page does. Apparently the ones that show no graphics are ones the user goes to frequently (hmmmmm didn't think to empty the cache - maybe that's where the problem is coming from). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #99,904 by inthane-chan 5/2/03 12:44:15 PM Reply	Clearing the cache makes 90% of unknown IE bugs go away.
Post #99,934 by deSitter 5/2/03 2:15:57 PM Reply	ROFL - +10 droll -drl
Post #99,933 by deSitter 5/2/03 2:15:36 PM Reply	Re: I'Net Exploder graphics weirdness. This is just excessive and misplaced caution regarding possible trojans in pictures (JEPGs) - if you lower the security settings, the pics should pop up. A similar issue - Outlook Express 6 by default disallows JPEG attachments to be opened. -drl
Post #100,032 by Andrew Grygus 5/2/03 9:10:56 PM Reply	Doubt that's it . . . . because it disallows .GIF too, and allows JPGs from other sites. I haven't heard of a .GIF virus. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #100,039 by admin 5/2/03 9:45:29 PM Reply	Well if there is a GIF virus... ... I'm sure it's a supported file format of Windows Media Player. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #100,057 by orion 5/2/03 11:45:59 PM Reply	IIRC there was a Windows virus that stored data in GIF files once you got the infected GIF file, the code in the virus was activated to do something. I don't think that this is the case here, more than likely bad cache memory. Clear the cache, or change the setting to refresh on each page load and then see if the problem goes away. "Bill Gates cannot guarantee Windows, so how are you going to guarantee my safety?" -John Crichton to the Emperor of the Scarrans on [link\|http://www.farscape.com\|FarScape]
Post #100,233 by inthane-chan 5/4/03 11:56:25 AM Reply	That was a bs "virus". I remember that thing - it required that the user have loaded an ADDITIONAL trojan on their computer before it would work. Not really a virus. After 9/11, Bush made two statements: 1. "Terrorists hate America because America is a land of freedom and opportunity." 2. "We intend to attack the root causes of terrorism." Sounds like everything is going according to plan.
Post #100,070 by pwhysall 5/3/03 12:52:12 AM Reply	Re: Doubt that's it . . There is an exploit in IE that depends on a malformed JPEG. It overflows some buffer or other. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #100,107 by Andrew Grygus 5/3/03 11:50:42 AM Reply	I'm aware of the .JPG thng, but .GIF is another matter. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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