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**Chris** · 23-02-2006, 07:55

This looks surprisingly like a schoolboy error by Apple. I'm really surprised. I always knew the OS did not need a filename extension to know what to do with any given file, but choosing which icon to use based on an extension is just asking for trouble.

In windows terms, this is like creating a malicious .exe file, then renaming it with a .jpg extension so someone will click it, expecting a picture to open, and Windows then carrying on and executing it.

23-02-2006, 07:55	#2
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,607	Re: Mac O/s security warning This looks surprisingly like a schoolboy error by Apple. I'm really surprised. I always knew the OS did not need a filename extension to know what to do with any given file, but choosing which icon to use based on an extension is just asking for trouble. In windows terms, this is like creating a malicious .exe file, then renaming it with a .jpg extension so someone will click it, expecting a picture to open, and Windows then carrying on and executing it.