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JanusChrist

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How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« on: 10 October 2005, 15:36 »
With all the Firefox bashing lately on the internet, I figured it was about time someone posted a reminder of why IE is a FAILURE of a browser. Of all the problems I've ever known about IE, this is probably the most disturbing; a line of HTML that can crash your computer. No, not just the browser and not just the OS, the WHOLE FRAGGING COMPUTER! I didn't believe it myself until I tried it. If you have the balls and a Windows OS, save your work and click this link in IE:

http://ha.ckers.org/imagecrash.html

When I tried it with IE 6 on Windows XP, it paused for few seconds and then the computer restarted. No BSOD, no Error Report, just restarted as though someone hit the reset button. Firefox and Opera both render the link with no problems.

I discovered this little trick at:
http://poptech.blogspot.com/2005/08/crash-your-pc-using-html-code.html
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2005, 19:55 »
We know ;)

Does it still crash in a fully-patched Windows XP system?
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2005, 20:07 »
Hi Janus, long time no see. :)
If you don't like IE or Firefox then you can always try Opera, it's free now (as in bear) - it's no longer adware!

Personally I think IE blows goats, Firefox is alright (I suppose it's excellent compared to IE), and Opera is brilliant!
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2005, 20:15 »
Sry Firefox didn't crash :]
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #4 on: 10 October 2005, 20:33 »
[offtopic]
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Firefox is alright
Change of heart?[/offtopic]
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #5 on: 10 October 2005, 20:50 »
I had a feeling you would say this, I was speaking comparativly of course, Firefox is shit when you compare it to Opera, but IE is shit compared to Firefox.
« Last Edit: 10 October 2005, 21:52 by Aloone_Jonez »
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #6 on: 10 October 2005, 20:57 »
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Firefox is shit when you compare it to Opera
That's arguable (/me thinks he knows what happens next).
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but IE is shit compared to IE.
No comment :p
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #7 on: 10 October 2005, 21:52 »
Sorry the last statement contained a typo, I've edited it now.

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That's arguable (/me thinks he knows what happens next).

Well we've already discused this - there's realy nothing more to say.
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #8 on: 12 October 2005, 05:01 »
janus, I E> your avvy.
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #9 on: 12 October 2005, 06:43 »
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Hi Janus, long time no see. :)
If you don't like IE or Firefox then you can always try Opera, it's free now (as in bear) - it's no longer adware!

Personally I think IE blows goats, Firefox is alright (I suppose it's excellent compared to IE), and Opera is brilliant!

Since Opera is so brilliant, you should have no problems at all posting a comment on piratebay.org :rolleyes:.
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #10 on: 12 October 2005, 09:18 »
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janus, I E> your avvy.


Thanks. Check out http://toastytech.com/spboot/index.html
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #11 on: 12 October 2005, 09:31 »
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We know ;)

Does it still crash in a fully-patched Windows XP system?


Just tried it with XP Home SP2 with all updates. After about 10 seconds I get a BSOD and have to reboot.
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #12 on: 12 October 2005, 16:42 »
wow is this because of the fact that the image is
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9999999high  and 9999999wide? hmmm
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #13 on: 12 October 2005, 16:49 »
oh i just tryed this again on my second comp with xp pro even screwed firefox (probably because the comuter is crap on a stick)
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Re: How to crash your computer using IE and a line of HTML
« Reply #14 on: 12 October 2005, 19:21 »
This is both a Mozilla and Windows bug, mainly the latter since however buggey a browser (or any other application) is it should not crash the whole OS.
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