From: jman@lx.net (jman) Subject: Re: EXE has file junk in it 4 Jun 1997 01:13:19 -0700 Sender: mail@cygnus.com Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <3394FB9A.62C0.cygnus.gnu-win32@lx.net> References: <3.0.2.32.19970603001221.00773b74@pop.total.net> <33942F7F.4ECE@ixos-leipzig.de> Reply-To: jman@lx.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Original-To: Gunther Ebert Original-CC: Bill Klein , gnu-win32@cygnus.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Using a hex editor I see this too. If you hex edit a file compiled with gnuwin32 it shows files from other dir in it. This has happened on both NT/Win95. It goes so far as getting a copy of my users an .pwd files. I see it as a security risk an advise not compiling any file with gnuwin32 that has sensitive matter on your hd... Gunther Ebert wrote: > > Bill Klein wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > I have noticed, upon examining a few of the > > EXE files that I created using GNU Win32, that > > they have "junk" from other unrelated text files > > on the same hard drive (but not the same folder). > > Has anyone seen this before, or know what is > > causing this? > > > > No, I have never seen this and I can't imagine how > such things could happen. How did you realize this > behaviour? Could you give some hints how to reproduce > it? > > Gunther > -- > > Gunther Ebert > iXOS Anwendungs-Software GmbH > Angerstrasse 40-42 > D-04177 Leipzig > > Phone : +49 341 48503-0 > Fax : +49 341 48503-99 > E-mail: mailto:gunther.ebert@ixos-leipzig.de > www : http://www.ixos-leipzig.de > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". -- Jason L. Esman aka _Jman System Admin. Network Consultant Irc Admin of irc.lx.net(newnet) Co. Owner of Den Internet Services http://www.lx.net && http://www.deninc.com PGP Keys finger jman@lx.net - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".