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‫‬‏‮txet lanoitcerid-iB

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Re: ‫‬‏‮txet lanoitcerid-iB

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You can exploit this trick to some extent to name a file in a way that spoofs its real extension. E.g. name an .exe file such that it looks like if it was .doc (and give the exe an icon associated often with .doc to be even more convincing).

Re: ‫‬‏‮txet lanoitcerid-iB

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post #3

You can exploit this trick to some extent to name a file in a way that spoofs its real extension. E.g. name an .exe file such that it looks like if it was .doc (and give the exe an icon associated often with .doc to be even more convincing).

Works on URLs too.

http://myspace.com/#/segami/moc.koobecaf//:sptth

Re: ‫‬‏‮txet lanoitcerid-iB

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The URL is on the left of the submission title. Is this somehow related?

The submission title is actually "txet lanoitcerid-iB", with a Right To Left Override control character at the front. The whole line is in reverse it just doesn't look like it when rendered in your browser. There's a variety of control characters in unicode which let you stack, reverse, raise and lower individual pieces of text as you desire.

‮.ekil skool yllaer ti tahw ees ll'uoy dna enil siht gnitsap dna ypoc yrT

Re: ‫‬‏‮txet lanoitcerid-iB

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post #5
post #3

You can exploit this trick to some extent to name a file in a way that spoofs its real extension. E.g. name an .exe file such that it looks like if it was .doc (and give the exe an icon associated often with .doc to be even more convincing).

Works on URLs too. ‮ http://myspace.com/#/segami/moc.koobecaf//:sptth

Pretty dangerous, but at least my browser corrects it in the address bar.
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