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For anyone that loved Orbmu2k's windows gadgets, check out my attempt at recreating them using Rainmeter. Created these last night.


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So it's dangerous to use the default gadgets like weather, calender and clock?
 
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So it's dangerous to use the default gadgets like weather, calender and clock?

I don't think Microsoft has explicitly said whether or not the default gadgets are a risk, at least not in any of the articles that I have read. I'm guessing that they are since the "fix" that they released disables the sidebar entirely, but that could just be Microsoft being lazy / not wanting to support something that's not in Windows 8 anyway.

I think we will find out when the Black Hat Convention takes place (July 21-26)
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I wonder if Microsoft is going to remove the Gadgets code from Windows 8. With the new RT platform who needs gadgets when we got apps.
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I don't think Microsoft has explicitly said whether or not the default gadgets are a risk, at least not in any of the articles that I have read. I'm guessing that they are since the "fix" that they released disables the sidebar entirely, but that could just be Microsoft being lazy / not wanting to support something that's not in Windows 8 anyway.
I think we will find out when the Black Hat Convention takes place (July 21-26)

According to the source I should disable sidebar and gadgets completely in Windows 7?
 
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According to the source I should disable sidebar and gadgets completely in Windows 7?
You don't necessarily have to if you are certain the gadgets you use are legit. This article points to things like the creation of "fake" gadgets that have coded in vulnerabilities to purposely compromise a persons machine or data.
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You don't necessarily have to if you are certain the gadgets you use are legit. This article points to things like the creation of "fake" gadgets that have coded in vulnerabilities to purposely compromise a persons machine or data.

The article makes it seem that even the default Windows gadgets are vulnerable to exploits.
 
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The article makes it seem that even the default Windows gadgets are vulnerable to exploits.
They very as well could be, but unless you have something that will abuse them holes in the first place. You aren't really in any danger, especially right now when all these exploits are private. What you will see is a new breed of virus be born from this, as nobody has abused the sidebar before. Microsoft's gadget database is going to be a prime place for hackers to plant their eggs. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft just shuts it down, and releases a patch for the basic gadgets that come with Windows. Again, you would have to physically download and run something for this to effect you (installing suspicious sidebar gadgets). Just one more thing to watch out for.
Edited by Warmonger - 7/14/12 at 9:49pm
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Sighs...I like the couple of gadgets I have. Been using the newtork, cpu, and HDD ones for long time.

...thanks for telling us to kill the feature vs actually fixing the issue MS.
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They very as well could be, but unless you have something that will abuse them holes in the first place. You aren't really in any danger, especially right now when all these exploits are private. What you will see is a new breed of virus be born from this, as nobody has abused the sidebar before. Microsoft's gadget database is going to be a prime place for hackers to plant their eggs. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft just shuts it down, and releases a patch for the basic gadgets that come with Windows. Again, you would have to physically download and run something for this to effect you (installing suspicious sidebar gadgets). Just one more thing to watch out for.

Yeah, to be honest, I've been using Windows Gadgets since Vista and I haven't had a virus or compromised system since I was 14 years old ruining my own Windows XP system due to total n00bness.
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