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The Dashboard Security Hole (And Fix!)
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May 10, 2005, 09:17 PM
 
Hey want to try the Dashboard security hole out? Just click this link below and it's been magically exploited!

http://stephan.com/widgets/zaptastic/

To prevent nonsense like this you can download Widget the World Watcher. Holla!

     
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May 11, 2005, 01:00 PM
 
Or you could just turn the "safe" files feature off.

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May 11, 2005, 01:22 PM
 
Or you could just post in the 3 page thread below.
     
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May 11, 2005, 01:42 PM
 
I guess so, but this is more noticeable, and I think people will want this as an option.
     
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May 11, 2005, 01:54 PM
 
More people will read the thread with more comments on it.

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May 11, 2005, 02:03 PM
 
That's why we shouldn't comment on this thread, that way it wont have any comments, and nobody will read it
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especially ones with political tripe in them.
     
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May 11, 2005, 04:57 PM
 
Originally Posted by Kristoff
That's why we shouldn't comment on this thread, that way it wont have any comments, and nobody will read it
     
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May 12, 2005, 02:29 AM
 
got it .. i'll refrain from posting. lol

seriously though, anyone wanna tell me what the second link is for? is this the whole auto-install thing?

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