Help & How-To: Windows Media Player skinned again

Almost two months ago, communications and security software developer GFI reported a flaw in the Window Media Download (.WMD) file format.

Written by ZDNET Editors, Contributor Jan. 21, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. PT

Almost two months ago, communications and security software developer GFI reported a flaw in the Window Media Download (.WMD) file format. Malicious JavaScript code can be embedded in a seemingly harmless .WMD file, which will then automatically execute on the victim's computer. Microsoft promptly issued a patch to fix the flaw. Unfortunately for Media Player 7 users, Georgi Guninski has now revealed a similar problem with zipped Windows Media Skin (.WMZ) files. --ZDNet Help & How-To

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