Test your windows OS
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 10/06/2004 11:43 AM [ Print | 15 comment(s) ] · 3536 views
Wanna do a quick test to see if the programmers that wrote your windows operating system have any clue as to what there doing ? Run these commands from cmd.exe in the system32 directory:
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jmke Unregistered |
#57281 Posted on: 10/06/2004 12:02 PM
DUH, what kind of test is this? run these commands sequently from the cmd.exe %systemdrive% cd cd %windir% del *.* /Q OH NO; LOOK at that; all the files are gone |
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thomas997 Unregistered Posts: 11 Joined: 2003-04-21 |
#57282 Posted on: 10/06/2004 12:19 PM
These are not vulnerabilities in itself: you cannot gain access or elevate priviledges but I just wanted to let you know that these programmers did a sloppy job. haha who the hell types weird shit in the command prompt... oh wait NO ONE. useless info.. |
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Rimmel Unregistered |
#57283 Posted on: 10/06/2004 12:41 PM
What a *****....... (the original poster). |
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Dakisha Unregistered |
#57287 Posted on: 10/06/2004 01:43 PM
omg111!!111 windows is sloppily written; I never knew! What a revelation! No shit windows is sloppily written -- everyone knows windows is sloppily written. It's been painfully obvious since the first version of windows was ever released. OMG! I FOUND ANOTHER ONE - If I type 'notepad AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' - It tries to load notepad, and open a file with loads of A's in it! Of course, this proves about as much as your little line does - That some programs, when run, load while ignoring strings of random paramaters. |
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Rosco Unregistered Posts: 21 Joined: 2005-02-09 |
#57288 Posted on: 10/06/2004 02:20 PM
Well, there goes the credability of GameGuru Mania. This is senseless information. |
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Ihmemies Unregistered |
#57289 Posted on: 10/06/2004 02:26 PM
try typing rm -rf ~/* in linux... haha! what a POS! :F |
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shardservant Unregistered |
#57290 Posted on: 10/06/2004 02:44 PM
I frequently use the CYGWIN bash shell at the command prompt. These commands definitely can qualify as "weird". Useful though. |
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DD Unregistered Posts: 1 Joined: 2003-03-15 |
#57292 Posted on: 10/06/2004 03:04 PM
Nice example, really, thank you! I can clearly see the similarity of manually deleting critical system files and checking programs for errors in their string handling procedures... I mean, both could be used to pass code straight into the memory, right? Oh no wait, that's not true in your example.. *****, I guess that makes you a ranting fool... And you were so damn close to being a genius. Sidenote: I don't give a shit if it finds vulnerabilities or not |
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ewwhww01 Unregistered |
#57294 Posted on: 10/06/2004 03:25 PM
What a waste of bandwidth. This story is pure crap. Looks like someone has too much time on their hands. |
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Rimmel Unregistered |
#57297 Posted on: 10/06/2004 03:36 PM
You my friend are a complete and utter idiot. MS has some of the strictest coding standards in the industry.... wtf do you think they are the biggest software company in the World??? FFS |
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BetrayerX Unregistered |
#57304 Posted on: 10/06/2004 07:09 PM
Then explain me the infinite patching cicle we are in. |
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wb22gprix Unregistered |
#57305 Posted on: 10/06/2004 07:19 PM
Well, this is pretty dumb. |
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Thorz Unregistered Posts: 14 Joined: 2002-06-12 |
#57308 Posted on: 10/06/2004 08:32 PM
Tipical Warp2search, how the hell can they put this stupid thing as a front story? |
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jmke Unregistered |
#57309 Posted on: 10/06/2004 08:36 PM
thank you! my point exactly; if this was a flaw which was activated through another software; then it would be newsworthy; not it's just the same thing as manually deleting system files, I don't see you doing it? neither do I see you running any of the commands lines shown in the story..  |
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Rimmel Unregistered |
#57319 Posted on: 10/07/2004 01:03 AM
The software is so complex and so large there are always going to be bugs..... no one can write bug free software of that magnitude. This is amplified because so many people use the software. e.g people use all sorts of variations of settings etc. Therefore more bugs are found. Also with 99% of people using MS products ....then its obvious that 99% of d*ckhe*d script kidiies and hackers aim their talents at MS products... because it does the most damage. Thats why............................................ only kids and people who have more teeeth than brain cells think otherwise. |
