Did someone say Lynch mob? I'm not taking the blame for that :D<br><br>I didn't realise websites could write to the registry of a Windows machine though, to be honest it makes me all the more glad I don't use that OS. That sounds like a accident waiting to happen.<br>
<br>Dan<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Sebastian Arcus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk">shop@open-t.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I apologise again for the heresy. I have washed my mouth with soap after even thinking of Windows. Oh, damn, I've done it again! Where is that soap bar?<br>
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What is that that I'm seeing? It looks suspiciously like a burning stake and a lynch mob. Hmm, better get my coat now. The one with the rocket backpack in the pockets.<br>
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On 23/06/11 13:42, Andrew Bates wrote:<br>
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quick, someone put Sebastian into protective custody. he is talking<br>
about THAT operating system here!<br>
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On 23 June 2011 13:42, Sebastian Arcus <<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk" target="_blank">shop@open-t.co.uk</a><br></div><div class="im">
<mailto:<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk" target="_blank">shop@open-t.co.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>
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While looking for some other bit of information, I stumbled about<br>
the fact that some websites write information under some registry<br>
keys in Windows, namely:<br>
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HKCU\Software\Microsoft\__<u></u>Windows\CurrentVersion\__<u></u>Explorer\UserAssist\<br>
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They seem to be counters of various sorts, which are encrypted with<br>
a really weak encryption (ROT-13) and used by various local software<br>
and websites to keep track of things.<br>
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What absolutely stumps me is that I always thought that, without the<br>
use of Java or ActiveX, "normal" websites don't have access to the<br>
registry, or any other part of the file system except the Cookies<br>
and Internet Temp folders.<br>
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Does anybody know any more about this? Specially the ones in the<br>
group involved more closely with webdesign? How exactly do those<br>
websites gain access to the registry? How often is the practice used?<br>
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This is all news to me. I know we are a Linux list, but I also know<br>
many of you are concerned with privacy and security issues - so I'm<br>
posting by the off chance there are others interested in this.<br>
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Sebastian<br>
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