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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Windows Metafiles (.WMF) Exploits Continue, Part 2
Microsoft has explained how to unregister the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (Shimgvw.dll):
- Click Start, click Run, type "regsvr32 -u %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
- A dialog box appears to confirm that the un-registration process has succeeded. Click OK to close the dialog box.
NOTE: The Windows Picture and Fax Viewer will no longer open when yous click on a link to an image type that is associated with the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
To undo this change, re-register Shimgvw.dll by following the above steps:
- Click Start, click Run, type "regsvr32 %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
- A dialog box appears to confirm that the registration process has succeeded. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 8:42.40 AM EST | Permanent Link
| Categories: Best Practices, Security Alerts, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
| Categories: Best Practices, Security Alerts, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts