Warning: Security risk when using MSN Messenger 7 BETA
dwergs says:
Only hours afer the MSN Messenger 7 beta leaked, our Mess.be forum members and site admins were thoroughly researching and discussing the possibilities of exploiting the new Winks feature.
In no time, Mess.be's Timothy managed to clog up my system memory and show me the nasty images he oh-so-likes, because of the incapability of the current MSN Messenger 7.0.0205 beta build to succesfully disable the automatic playback of Winks (now don't blame Microsoft, you weren't supposed to be using this version after all).
More malicious techniques than his are easy to think of and -we kid you not- can easily result in serious system damage. Like before and with the knowledge we have now even more so, we strongly advise against using the current MSN Messenger 7 BETA. If you want to carry on using and exploring the new version anyway, please take your time for the following:
>> Read our FAQ on how to disable winks in a conversation.
>> Download Timothy's Wink Blocker.
>> More bugs found in MSN Messenger 7.
This is to be considered a temporary solution. Ideally, you should would wait for the official public release of MSN Messenger 7 or at least a future build of which we can confirm it fixes this issue. Meanwhile, we are today working on a easier and more effective security patch than the one described above.