On Windows 7 (v6.1.7601), enabling UAC thwarts this. In addition IE does not all... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

desktopninja on May 26, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: NTFS bug lets anyone hang or crash Windows 7 or 8....

On Windows 7 (v6.1.7601), enabling UAC thwarts this. In addition IE does not allow file:///c:/$MFT or C:\$MFT

ChiliDogSwirl on May 26, 2017 [–]

  Attempts to open the file are normally blocked, but in a move reminiscent of the Windows 9x flaw, if the filename is used as if it were a directory name—for example, trying to open the file c:\$MFT\123—then the NTFS driver takes out a lock on the file and never releases it.

Verified.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact