It’s not like this particular screensaver can load data, so it cannot be made to do bad things with malformed data or something. The security nightmare is only about finding a trusted copy of the original 32 bit SCR file. (Not the 16 bit one, which also exists.)
Windows asks for admin approval before copying it into system32. So you probably can’t do this in a corporate environment.
This is amazing!
If you’re feeling nostalgic, grab the Win95 screensaver here, and plop it in C:\Windows\System32
https://archive.org/details/ssstars_201812
Works on Win 10 and 11. Still jitters exactly as expected heh.
Linux users have clones available
Aren’t screensavers executables? That’s some security nightmare if it still work on Win11.
It’s not like this particular screensaver can load data, so it cannot be made to do bad things with malformed data or something. The security nightmare is only about finding a trusted copy of the original 32 bit SCR file. (Not the 16 bit one, which also exists.)
Windows asks for admin approval before copying it into system32. So you probably can’t do this in a corporate environment.
Can’t wait til we see the Enterprise’s main view screen full of flying toasters.