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WMF vulnerability was a deliberate backdoor? Jan 13 2006 07:31PM
Brooks, Shane (SBrooks orangelake com) (4 replies)

Re: WMF vulnerability was a deliberate backdoor? Jan 16 2006 02:11PM
Denis Jedig (seclists syneticon de)

Re: WMF vulnerability was a deliberate backdoor? Jan 15 2006 09:42PM
Mike Ely (me taupehat com)

Re: WMF vulnerability was a deliberate backdoor? Jan 15 2006 08:33PM
Steve Friedl (steve unixwiz net)

Re: WMF vulnerability was a deliberate backdoor? Jan 15 2006 07:58PM
Gadi Evron (ge linuxbox org)

Brooks, Shane wrote:
> I've recently had my attention brought to a post from Steve Gibson in the grc.com forums, which contains the following quote:
>
> <snippet>
> The only conclusion that can reasonably be drawn is that this [setAbortProc procedure]
> was a deliberate backdoor put into all of Microsoft's recent editions of Windows.
> </snippet>
>
> full article here:
> http://www.grc.com/x/news.exe?cmd=article&group=grc.news.feedback&item=6
0006
>
> thoughts?

www.GRCsucks.com

That is the most comprehensive answer you would ever need.

IMO, GRC deserves respect for trying to do good, as well as raising
awareness. Other than that he usually is:
1. Ill informed.
2. Informed of things that happened 3 years ago.
3. Does "disinformation campaigns" on us whenever he is wrong, which is
often (quote taken from him).
4. LOVES TO TALK TO THE MEDIA.

In other words, he is often wrong -- bases little on fact, and does it
in the media.

Gadi.

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