Logon as a different user and delete the file. I'll ask again was the system
compromised?

Yes there was a bug found in Windows. All programs have bugs. That's a
reality with the current state of computers. The security in Vista stops
this bug from being used to compromise the system. So far I haven't seen an
exploit that uses this bug that can affect anything other than the current
user in Vista. That is exactly what UAC and the other security features in
vista are designed to do.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
news:uC0h3jedHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> errrr could the user who knows very little regain control of the pc and
> continue working?
>
> ill tell you what.. I wont wreck your car, ill just remove the steering
> wheel so you cant use it...lol
>
> do you like it? :-)
>
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> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:ukU%23jBadHHA.4624@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Was the system compromised? Was the user account even compromised? Yes it
>> caused a crash but was it able to use this to exploit the system?
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>
>>
>> "jim kirk" <11@11.11> wrote in message
>> news:O80LobZdHHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> As I have predicted vista will be the biggest target ever
>>> for all kinds of attacks. It will be brought down to its knees
>>> by the hackers. Why? Well because MS boasted about it being secure...
>>> and everyone knows that this is a lie.
>>> Now all the hackers have to do is play! Although I wish no harm to
>>> anyone... vista needs a good smack-down to show
>>> the world what a piece of crap it really is. MS has the NERVE to CLAIM
>>> that vista is more secure than linux or Macs...
>>> ohhh their asking for it BIG TIME!
>>>
>>> see a video here of the .ani attack (this effects all versions of
>>> windows, but I thought vista was secure.. what the heck is UAC doing?
>>> sleeping? )
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf0S0Vk7j6I
>>>
>>> see article here:
>>>
>>> March 30, 2007
>>> Follow-up: Vista vulnerable to animated cursor flaw
>>> On Thursday, I posted an item about a flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7
>>> related to the way those browsers in Windows XP Service Pack 2 handle
>>> animated cursors. At the time, the word was that it would not affect IE7
>>> on Windows Vista because of that browser's Protected Mode, which
>>> isolates it from the operating system.
>>>
>>> However, apparently IE need not be involved at all. Just the way Windows
>>> handles animated cursors leaves the operating system vulnerable. Drag a
>>> malicious animated cursor file (.ani) to the Vista desktop and . . .
>>>
>>> Well, see for yourself, courtesy of this video by McAfee's Craig
>>> Schmugar:
>>>
>>> Yes, what you're watching is an endless loop of Windows Explorer
>>> crashing and restarting, over and over. In its security bulletin on the
>>> flaw, Microsoft mentions that one way to spread this would be via
>>> e-mail. Indeed, an e-mail attachment saved to the desktop would be just
>>> the thing to kick off this crash-restore cycle.
>>>
>>> It will be interesting to see how fast Microsoft patches this
>>> vulnerability.
>>>
>>> Update: Security firm eEye has issued a third-party patch for the flaw.
>>> Use it at your own risk.
>>>
>>> Update 2.0: Microsoft -- Attacks on Windows Flaw Rise
>>>
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