Sina_DiR Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 This is the new trick in Unicode string that could deceive users to open and exe file that showing pdf txt etc. It could be new way to spammers For more information check out F-Secure analyze: Redirect to F-Secure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepzero Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 yup, that`s why you should always make sure the last three chars before the file extension aren`t "exe" not new, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Rogers Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Seen this before to but it still catches people out and I am surprised this hasn't been used more extensively. Possibly this is something that should be patched in Windows core?Ted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sina_DiR Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 I didn't think, cause it's not bug, its just a trick, it caused in Linux, Mac OS and the other OS that include Unicode characters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepzero Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 it's not bugtrue, it`s a standard unicode char...However, how could you use it "for good"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamingMasteR Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Unicode can be really annoying />http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/08/10/can-we-believe-our-eyes.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sina_DiR Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 However, how could you use it "for good"? I have no idea about use this in good stuffz ! @GamingMasteR Thanks for that, I saw somethings like this b4 and I can't realization about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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