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Re: Wanted: Freeware to create transparant images
de Sietse Fliege 04/16/2006 03:01
Craig wrote:
> Anonymous wrote:
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>> Hello Ross... This might surprize you but web designers use
>> totally transparent images for various reasons.... They are used
>> to keep structure, create a space, or even forbid people from
>> downloading images. I use them all the time.
>>
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> Thanks for explaining the usage of transparent images in web design.
> Do you have any preferred references on-line to which you can point?
The latest Firefox patch fixes 21 security issues.
One of these concerns the use of transparant images:
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1356
"The eighth vulnerability is due to an error when processing a web page
that layers a transparent image link to an executable on top of a
visible image, which could be exploited by attackers to right-click and
choose "Save image as..." from the context menu and download a malicious
executable masqueraded as a safe image file."
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Cheers,
Sietse Fliege