"Leery"About Uploading A .scr File
Friday, October 10, 2008 by CaVeMaNCoLToN | Discussion: Windows XP
I 'think' I Found the Scr. File Of My Favorite Screensaver But I Am Not Sure If It Is What I Should Upload Because Its Only 80.00KB And Its Very Complex And Most I Have Downloaded Are Like 400 So Should I Still Upload it and See if it works?
Reply #2 Friday, October 10, 2008 9:12 PM
I 'think' I Found the Scr. File Of My Favorite Screensaver But I Am Not Sure If It Is What I Should Upload Because Its Only 80.00KB And Its Very Complex And Most I Have Downloaded Are Like 400 So Should I Still Upload it and See if it works?
I would suggest no, unless you created it
Reply #4 Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:17 AM
Smallest I have is 24k....the 'Matrix' screensaver [or one of the many]...so they need not be big.
Only issue is...a 'scr' is an executable...and thus could have a nasty payload...eg virus/trojan, etc.
Since it appears from what you say to not be yours there's no option for you to 'upload' it here at all. Content is required to be your own work....
Reply #6 Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:30 PM
If you meant upload, then why:
Reply #7 Sunday, October 12, 2008 3:04 PM
Above is from his uploaded screensaver description.
Reply #8 Friday, October 24, 2008 7:41 PM
Creating a Screen Saver using Visual Basic would be the most likely way to insert a virus, etc. although scanning the .scr or .zip package with your virus scanner should thwart any "nasty payloads". With many screen saver programs, like Axialis Professional Screen Saver Producer, I feel it would be impossible to insert a malicious code into the saver. Many of the savers made by WC screen saver authors use the Axialis program.
Above is from his uploaded screensaver description.
G-Force music visualization plug-in/screensaver
This is a sweet setup. http://www.soundspectrum.com/uses.html?page=5
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Reply #1 Friday, October 10, 2008 8:50 PM
Is the Screensaver from the gallery library here? What is the name or give a link.