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A copy and paste from a security forum on a security work-around ... it works, but breaks some things ... but the work-around is reversable, so it's no biggie in the longrun...
According to iDefense, Windows users can disable the rendering of WMF files using the following hack:
1. Click on the Start button on the taskbar.
2. Click on Run...
3. Type "regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll" to disable.
4. Click ok when the change dialog appears.
iDefense notes that this workaround may interfere with certain thumbnail images loading correctly, though I have used the hack on my machine and haven't had any problems yet. The company notes that once Microsoft issues a patch, the WMF feature may be enabled again by entering the command "regsvr32 shimgvw.dll" in step three above.
Fully enabling software DEP (Data Execution Prevention) for all programs on your computer in some instances may offer sufficient protection alone negating the need for the above work-around, in particular computers that also have hardware based DEP enabled.
In short, for most people, the easiest thing to do is to temporarily disable shimgvw.dll, as explained above, until MS releases a patch - after which, the shimgvw.dll can then, at least one hopes, be re-enabled as per instructions above.
Ron
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