# Uh...I thought people HATED pop-ups...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-i-thought-people-hated-pop-ups/75188>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 6, 2001, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-i-thought-people-hated-pop-ups/75188 "2001-08-06T22:07:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![OneChance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/74df32/32.png) [@OneChance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneChance)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2001, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-i-thought-people-hated-pop-ups/75188/41 "2001-08-08T10:45:22Z")

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Thanks Louie. I forgot all about that bug. Although, it’s not as destructive as capacitator made it seem, if this is the issue he was referring to. To exploit this particular bug, you’d have to know the exact name and location of the file on the visitor’s (victim’s) computer. This bug doesn’t allow one to list the contents of another’s computer.

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