[aprssig] OT RE: Irfanview and DEP (was APRS Frequency info?)

[Ray Wells]

Gusee I'd better keep my fingers crossed to ensure my run of luck continues.

Ray vk2tv

Dave Baxter wrote:

>Hi...
>
>The problem is fairly well known.  Some (I don't know about any later)
>versions of Irfan view, internally executes run time code, read into
>data buffers.  In this case it's intentional, and part of the way the
>program was written.  I won't go into if it's good/bad practice, but it
>was a common thing to do in the past...
>
>Anyway, it's also a common way for unintended visitors to begin to hack
>your PC, the so called buffer overrun, resulting in code being executed
>in a data area.
>
>"DEP" or Data Execution Protection is one way to prevent that.  Some
>high end CPU's can do that if programmed up the correct way, some
>versions of Windowz can do something similar (they say) in software.
>Either way, Irfanview (an otherwise very versatile image manipulator)
>will fail to run, and bring up warning messages etc... 
>
>An alternative (though not free) very good program could be Paint Shop
>Pro.  But later versions are mind bogglingly complex!.
>
>73.
>
>Dave G0WBX.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ray Wells [mailto:vk2tv at exemail.com.au] 
>>Sent: 07 July 2008 09:28
>>To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRS Frequency info?
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>>Never had an issue with Irfanview here but then I don't trust 
>>Microshaft to protect my computer.
>>
>>Ray vk2tv
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>>Dave Baxter wrote:
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>>>Hi...
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>>>Note that Irfanview can seriously "P" off some security/AV system 
>>>programs, particularly those that check for programs that 
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>>run code in 
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>>>data buffers (DEP).  It's doubtful Irfanview is malicious, but take
>>>care.   Some versions of Vista, and later incarnations of XP with all
>>>security settings enabled, may complain, or even prevent it running.
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>>>________________________________
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>>>From: Stephen H. Smith [mailto:wa8lmf2 at aol.com]
>>>Sent: 05 July 2008 06:03
>>>To: bruninga at usna.edu; TAPR APRS Mailing List
>>>Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRS Frequency info?
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>>>Then twiddle the resulting images in Photoshop.  Jack up the 
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>>contrast, 
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>>>crop and resize from it's native multi-megapixel resolution to 
>>>something like 320x240, reduce the color depth from photographic 
>>>high-color to 256 colors (you'll never notice the difference 
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>>on screen 
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>>>shots or images of
>>>maps) and save as a GIF image.  If you don't have PhotoShop, the 
>>>freeware IrfanView program from <http://irfanview.com> 
>>><http://irfanview.com>  can perform these operations just 
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>>about as well.
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>>>That sounds nice, I intend to take a good look at that later, What's 
>>>the "unoficial bugfix" version (KomPozer) like?
>>>
>>>73
>>>
>>>Dave G0WBX
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