Supafly
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join:2000-07-15
Elk Grove, CA | reply to dddane
Re: It works pretty damn well
It's not local though, it's not just a html file it's loading, it's a true web server that's being accessed locally. So IE and Firefox wouldn't know the difference. |
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dddane
join:2002-01-10
Chicago, IL | reply to Supafly
i think local pages can start executables? maybe its an activex control that executes it? |
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Skyrunner8
join:2002-01-10
Berkeley, CA | reply to Supafly
How else would it work from a browser? if it was from a google.com address, people would claim information is being sent out. This is a simple way for them to point out that everything is still on their computer
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Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
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Probably because the executables are already on your machine and are considered safe. Similarly to how Explorer doesn't ask you if you really want to running Word when you double click on it.
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Supafly
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join:2000-07-15
Elk Grove, CA
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It does install a webserver of some sort, which kinda concerns me, but it doesn't look like it can be accessed from any other host except localhost.
Can anyone confirm this?
On a positive note, it supports standard wild cards *.exe, *.bat, etc.
On a negative note, it executes exe's just by clicking on it, no prompt to download or to execute, it just does it. While this feature is cool, you have to wonder how it overrides the security built into IE and Firefox. |
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MikBo
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join:2002-01-04
Lynchburg, VA | reply to Supafly
Sounds like a nice addition,think I will wait a bit,make sure it doesn't have any unwanted goodies or vulnerabilities!
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