http://www.antichip.org/virusinfo/extensions.html
.pif and .shs extensions are not affected by the options menu "hide
extensions for known file types".  You need protect from these through
different ways.  I'll refrain from making comments on how I feel about
having these options turned on by default.
-Dal


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaston Gagnon" <gaston.gagnon@VIDEOTRON.CA>
> Alexandre Souza wrote:
> >>This is true, but only if you stupidly leave the default setting for
'Show
> >>extensions of known file types' as false.
> >>That is a VERY dangerous things to do!
> >     No, my computer is configured to show extensions...
> I did your test: create a file named z.txt, rename it to z.txt.pif and
> it shows z.txt. More when I click on it I get the message: "z.txt.pif is
> not a valid win32 application".
>
> I use win2000 and the Files Options "Hide the known extension files" is
> not selected !!!!!
>
> I'm stunned :-o
>
> What else could be wrong ?

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