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LiquidCode Moderator Team
Joined: 05 Dec 2000 Posts: 1751 Location: Space and Time
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject: New Program, URL-Run |
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Have you ever wanted to run a program using a HTML link? Something like <a href=Explorer.exe>Click here to run Explorer</a>. You would get a download box asking to open or save the file. Well with URL-Run you can run a LOCAL program using a URL link. This is usefull for making an active desktop webpage with links to exe files as well as other uses. This only runs LOCAL programs.
This is in beta stage and has only been tested on Win 98se. Could someone test it on other windows version for me? I am going to test it on XP (hopefully) tonight.
http://www.cgs.vdsworld.com/x/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=9
Updates:
v1.2b
- Fixed Uninstall
- Added security warning
Thanks, _________________ Chris
Http://theblindhouse.com
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Skit3000 Admin Team
Joined: 11 May 2002 Posts: 2166 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Works on XP over here... |
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MarkTrubo Contributor
Joined: 27 May 2001 Posts: 148 Location: Long Island, NY
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Worked fine on NT4 Server Service Pack 6a. Did this open up some big security risk on my computer though? |
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Skit3000 Admin Team
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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BTW. What happens if people remove the file by hand? Or does it only works when you use run:explorer.exe (and not only explorer.exe) ? |
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LiquidCode Moderator Team
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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It only works when you use Run:Explorer.exe
Thanks for testing it in XP. _________________ Chris
Http://theblindhouse.com |
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Dr. Dread Professional Member
Joined: 03 Aug 2001 Posts: 1065 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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It runs OK on my XP Home. But as Mark points out, you'll really have to think carefully about this
How about a link like:
<a href=Run:DELTREE|/Y C:\Windows>Manual virus - delete your Win tree</a>
Could create some serious havoc. I would be seriously horrified if some of my network users installed this.
Greetz
Dread _________________ ~~ Alcohol and calculus don't mix... Don't drink and derive! ~~
String.DLL * advanced string processing |
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Dr. Dread Professional Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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BTW. Uninstall routine is unfunctional. Prog is still active after uninstall
Dread _________________ ~~ Alcohol and calculus don't mix... Don't drink and derive! ~~
String.DLL * advanced string processing |
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MarkTrubo Contributor
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 1:05 am Post subject: |
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Ya, I had to go and delete it from my c:\winnt directory -- I then tested it to make sure it was gone. Looks waaaaayyyy dangerous!!! |
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LiquidCode Moderator Team
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Dr. Dread wrote: | It runs OK on my XP Home. But as Mark points out, you'll really have to think carefully about this
How about a link like:
<a href=Run:DELTREE|/Y C:\Windows>Manual virus - delete your Win tree</a>
Could create some serious havoc. I would be seriously horrified if some of my network users installed this.
Greetz
Dread |
Well, that could be done, but as with any programming language there are users that will use it to do harm. I am just adding another function to HTML. I have many good uses for this. I will see if I can build some more security into it.
As for the uninstaller, I'll take a look.
Thanks for your input. I am still going to continue the development. _________________ Chris
Http://theblindhouse.com |
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Dr. Dread Professional Member
Joined: 03 Aug 2001 Posts: 1065 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 7:20 am Post subject: |
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LiquidCode wrote: |
Well, that could be done, but as with any programming language there are users that will use it to do harm. I am just adding another function to HTML. I have many good uses for this. I will see if I can build some more security into it.
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Sure thing. Anything can be misused. But the problem with this is that someone can sit outside your network
and firewall etc. and have anything executed on a local PC. No need to get an executable or anything through
the firewall - just a link. And users will click links, just like that. Furthermore links are easily disguised, e.g.
<a href="Run:DELTREE|/Y C:\Windows\System">Next page</a>
Whoops, there goes your Sys dir!
Greetz
Dread _________________ ~~ Alcohol and calculus don't mix... Don't drink and derive! ~~
String.DLL * advanced string processing |
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Garrett Moderator Team
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Dr. Dread wrote: |
<a href="Run:DELTREE|/Y C:\Windows\System">Next page</a>
Whoops, there goes your Sys dir!
Greetz
Dread |
Ehhhhhh..... It was probably time to clean out the system directory
anyway.
-Garrett |
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LiquidCode Moderator Team
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Dr. Dread wrote: | LiquidCode wrote: |
Well, that could be done, but as with any programming language there are users that will use it to do harm. I am just adding another function to HTML. I have many good uses for this. I will see if I can build some more security into it.
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Sure thing. Anything can be misused. But the problem with this is that someone can sit outside your network
and firewall etc. and have anything executed on a local PC. No need to get an executable or anything through
the firewall - just a link. And users will click links, just like that. Furthermore links are easily disguised, e.g.
<a href="Run:DELTREE|/Y C:\Windows\System">Next page</a>
Whoops, there goes your Sys dir!
Greetz
Dread |
That person (that made the web page) would have to know that the person clicking on a link would have this installed. I can put a warning message in the program that can be turned on/off that will warn a user that they are about to execute a program. That way the user will have that option. _________________ Chris
Http://theblindhouse.com |
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Hortalonus Valued Contributor
Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 344 Location: Western USA
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Very handy little utility! I like it. Works great! |
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Sanjuro Contributor
Joined: 01 May 2003 Posts: 59 Location: Norfolk-United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Is the URL-Run still available?
or was it withdraw on the surgeon generals advice?
I would like to try it out but the link is throwing me a 404 error.
Cheers
Sanjuro _________________ "Apparently three out of four people make up 75 percent of the population. |
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