.ΒΑΤ
out of Hell
That’s all Greek to me…
The following table shows these so-called Homoglyphs
with
their
Unicode
code points:
Capital Letters | Small Letters | ||||||||||
Latin | Greek | Cyrillic | Latin | Greek | Cyrillic | ||||||
A | U+0041 | Α | U+0391 | А | U+0410 | a | U+0061 | а | U+0430 | ||
B | U+0042 | Β | U+0392 | В | U+0412 | ||||||
C | U+0043 | Ϲ | U+03F9 | С | U+0421 | c | U+0063 | ϲ | U+03F2 | с | U+0441 |
E | U+0045 | Ε | U+0395 | Е | U+0415 | e | U+0065 | е | U+0435 | ||
H | U+0048 | Η | U+0397 | Н | U+041D | ||||||
I | U+0049 | Ι | U+0399 | І | U+0406 | i | U+0069 | і | U+0456 | ||
J | U+004A | Ј | U+0408 | j | U+006A | ϳ | U+03F3 | ј | U+0458 | ||
K | U+004B | Κ | U+039A | ||||||||
M | U+004D | Μ | U+039C | М | U+041C | ||||||
N | U+004E | Ν | U+039D | ||||||||
O | U+004F | Ο | U+039F | О | U+041E | o | U+006F | ο | U+03BF | о | U+043E |
P | U+0050 | Ρ | U+03A1 | Р | U+0420 | p | U+0070 | р | U+0440 | ||
S | U+0053 | Ѕ | U+0405 | s | U+0073 | ѕ | U+0455 | ||||
T | U+0054 | Τ | U+03A4 | Т | U+0422 | ||||||
v | U+0076 | ν | U+03BD | ||||||||
X | U+0058 | Χ | U+03A7 | Х | U+0425 | x | U+0078 | х | U+0445 | ||
Y | U+0059 | Υ | U+03A5 | y | U+0079 | у | U+0443 | ||||
Z | U+005A | Ζ | U+0396 |
Note: the Unicode Consortium provides an extensive list of such Confusables.
Note: the CWE™ classifies this well-known weakness as CWE-1007: Insufficient Visual Distinction of Homoglyphs Presented to User.
Like its predecessors, Windows determines a file’s type (and in consequence how to handle it) from its extension, i.e. the part of the filename after the rightmost dot.
When a command is entered without extension, the
Command Processor
Cmd.exe
appends the
extensions listed in the environment variable PATHEXT
to search for executable files in the directories listed in the
environment variable PATH
:
SET PATH
Path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Users\Stefan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps; PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
Several well-known extensions of (not only) executable
file
types can be written with Greek and Cyrillic homoglyphs:
Capital Letters | Small Letters | Capital Letters | Small Letters | ||||||||
Latin | Greek | Cyrillic | Latin | Greek | Cyrillic | Latin | Greek | Cyrillic | Latin | Greek | Cyrillic |
.ACM | .ΑϹΜ | .АСМ | .JS | .ЈЅ | .js | .јѕ | |||||
.APPX | .ΑΡΡΧ | .АРРХ | .appx | .аррх | .JSE | .ЈЅЕ | .jse | .јѕе | |||
.ASA | .АЅА | .asa | .аѕа | .MHT | .ΜΗΤ | .МНТ | |||||
.ASP | .АЅР | .asp | .аѕр | .MSC | .МЅС | ||||||
.AX | .ΑΧ | .АХ | .ax | .ах | .MSI | .МЅІ | |||||
.BAT | .ΒΑΤ | .ВАТ | .MSP | .МЅР | |||||||
.CAB | .ϹΑΒ | .САВ | .MST | .МЅТ | |||||||
.CHM | .ϹΗΜ | .СНМ | .OCX | .ΟϹΧ | .ОСХ | .ocx | .осх | ||||
.COM | .ϹΟΜ | .СОМ | .ONE | .ΟΝΕ | |||||||
.CONTACT | .ϹΟΝΤΑϹΤ | .OXPS | .ОХРЅ | .oxps | .охрѕ | ||||||
.EXE | .ΕΧΕ | .ЕХЕ | .exe | .ехе | .PPT | .ΡΡΤ | .РРТ | ||||
.HTA | .ΗΤΑ | .НТА | .PPTM | .ΡΡΤΜ | .РРТМ | ||||||
.HTC | .ΗΤϹ | .НТС | .PPTX | .ΡΡΤΧ | .РРТХ | ||||||
.HTM | .ΗΤΜ | .НТМ | .SCT | .ЅСТ | |||||||
.IME | .ΙΜΕ | .ІМЕ | .SHB | .ЅНВ | |||||||
.INI | .ΙΝΙ | .SHS | .ЅНЅ | ||||||||
.ISO | .ІЅО | .iso | .іѕо | .sys | .ѕуѕ | ||||||
.ISP | .ІЅР | .isp | .іѕр | .TMP | .ΤΜΡ | .ТМР | |||||
.ITS | .ІТЅ | .TSP | .ТЅР | ||||||||
.JOB | .ЈОВ | .XPS | .ХРЅ | .xps | .хрѕ |
Note: the table lists only a subset of all homoglyph extensions.
The association of an extension to a file type can be viewed (and
modified) with the
ASSOC
builtin of the
Command Processor
Cmd.exe
:
FOR %? IN (%PATHEXT%) DO ASSOC %?
.COM=comfile .EXE=exefile .BAT=batfile .CMD=cmdfile .VBS=VBSFile .VBE=VBEFile .JS=JSFile .JSE=JSEFile .WSF=WSFFile .WSH=WSHFile .MSC=MSCFileThe associations are stored in the Registry in subkeys of the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
key:
FOR %? IN (%PATHEXT%) DO REG.EXE QUERY HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\%? /VE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.COM (Default) REG_SZ comfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EXE (Default) REG_SZ exefile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.BAT (Default) REG_SZ batfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.CMD (Default) REG_SZ cmdfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VBS (Default) REG_SZ VBSFile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VBE (Default) REG_SZ VBEFile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JS (Default) REG_SZ JSFile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JSE (Default) REG_SZ JSEFile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WSF (Default) REG_SZ WSFFile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WSH (Default) REG_SZ WSHFile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MSC (Default) REG_SZ MSCFileNote: for details see the MSDN article File Types and File Associations and all following ones.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
is the overlay of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes
, with entries of
the latter having precedence.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Create the
UTF-16LE
encoded text file
UNICODE.INF
with the following content in an arbitrary, preferable empty
directory:
; Copyright © 2002-2024, Stefan Kanthak <stefan.kanthak@nexgo.de>
[Version]
DriverVer = 04/27/2022,0.8.1.5
Provider = "Stefan Kanthak"
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
[SourceDisksNames]
; Cabinet file names and associated disks
; ‹disk or cabinet number› = ‹disk description›,[‹tag or cabinet file›],‹identifier (unused, must be 0)›,[‹relative source path›]
42 = "That’s all Greek to me – .ΒΑΤ out of Hell",UNICODE.INF,0000-0000,
[SourceDisksFiles]
; ‹file› = ‹disk or cabinet number›,[‹subdirectory›],[‹file›],[‹size›],[‹checksum›]
; NOTE: ‹file› is neither on a disk nor in a cabinet if ‹disk or cabinet number› is 0
UNICODE.INF = 42
[DestinationDirs]
; ‹section name› = ‹directory identifier›[,‹subdirectory›]
CopyFiles = 16412,"Microsoft\WindowsApps" ; %LOCALAPPDATA%
[DefaultInstall]
AddReg = AddReg
CopyFiles = CopyFiles
[CopyFiles]
; ‹destination file›,[‹source file›],[‹temporary file›],[‹flags›]
UNICODE.ΑСΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΑΙ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΑΝΙ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΑΧ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΒΑΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΒΙΝ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΒΜΡ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.СΑΒ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.СΑΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.СΗΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.СΟΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.СΟΝΤΑСΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΕΟΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΕΧΕ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΗΤΑ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΗΤС,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΗΤΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΙСΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΙСΟ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΙΜΕ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΙΝΙ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΜΗΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΜΡΕ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΟСΧ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΕΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΟΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΟΤΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΟΤΧ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΡΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΡΤΜ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΡΡΤΧ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΤΜΡ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΤΤС,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΤΧΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΧΗΤ,UNICODE.INF
UNICODE.ΧΗΤΜ,UNICODE.INF
[AddReg]
HKCU,"Environment","PATHEXT",0,".СΟΜ;.ΕΧΕ;.ΒΑΤ;.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΑСΜ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΑΙ","Content Type",0,"application/postscript"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΑΝΙ",,0,"anifile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΑΧ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΒΑΤ",,0,"batfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΒΑΤ","Content Type",0,"text/plain"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΒΙΝ","Content Type",0,"application/octet-stream"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΒΜΡ",,0,"Paint.Picture"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΒΜΡ","Content Type",0,"image/bmp"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΑΒ",,0,"CABFolder"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΑΒ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΑΒ","PerceivedType",0,"Compressed"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΑΤ",,0,"catfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΑΤ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΗΜ",,0,"chm.file"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΗΜ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΝΤ",,0,"cntfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΟΜ",,0,"comfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΟΜ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΟΝΤΑСΤ",,0,"contact_wab_auto_file"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.СΟΝΤΑСΤ","Content Type",0,"text/x-ms-contact"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΕΟΤ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-fontobject"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΕΧΕ",,0,"exefile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΕΧΕ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΗΤΑ",,0,"htafile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΗΤΑ","Content Type",0,"application/hta"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΗΤС","Content Type",0,"text/x-component"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΗΤΜ",,0,"htmfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΗΤΜ","Content Type",0,"text/html"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΙСΜ",,0,"icmfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΙСΟ",,0,"icofile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΙСΟ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.icon"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΙΜΕ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΙΝΙ",,0,"inifile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΙΝΙ","Content Type",0,"text/plain"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΜΗΤ",,0,"mhtfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΜΗΤ","Content Type",0,"message/rfc822"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΜΡΕ",,0,"mpegfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΜΡΕ","Content Type",0,"video/mpeg"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΟСΧ",,0,"ocxfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΟСΧ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΕΜ",,0,"cerfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΕΜ","Content Type",0,"application/x-x509-ca-cert"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΟΤ",,0,"PowerPoint.Template.8"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΟΤ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΟΤΜ",,0,"PowerPoint.TemplateMacroEnabled.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΟΤΜ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroenabled.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΟΤΧ",,0,"PowerPoint.Template.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΟΤΧ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΡΤ",,0,"PowerPoint.Show.8"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΡΤ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΡΤΜ",,0,"PowerPoint.ShowMacroEnabled.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΡΤΜ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroenabled.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΡΤΧ",,0,"PowerPoint.Show.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΡΡΤΧ","Content Type",0,"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.12"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΤΜΡ","Content Type",0,"application/x-msdownload"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΤΤС",,0,"ttcfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΤΧΤ",,0,"txtfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΤΧΤ","Content Type",0,"text/plain"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΧΗΤ",,0,"xhtmlfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΧΗΤ","Content Type",0,"application/xhtml+xml"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΧΗΤΜ",,0,"xhtmlfile"
HKCU,"Software\Classes\.ΧΗΤΜ","Content Type",0,"application/xhtml+xml"
On Windows before Windows Vista
right-click on the setup script UNICODE.INF
to display
its context menu, then click Install
.
On Windows Vista and newer versions of Windows NT run one of the following command lines:
RUNDLL32.EXE "%SystemRoot%\System32\AdvPack.dll",LaunchInfSection UNICODE.INF,DefaultInstall RUNDLL32.EXE "%SystemRoot%\System32\SetupAPI.dll",InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 UNICODE.INFNote:
InfDefaultInstall.exe
, the
application associated with .inf
files, always requests
administrative rights – which are but neither needed nor
wanted here.
Start File Explorer, navigate to
the directory
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
alias %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
where the
files UNICODE.*
with Greek extensions have been
created, then open (one of) the executable
files
UNICODE.ΒΑΤ
,
UNICODE.СΟΜ
,
UNICODE.ΕΧΕ
or
UNICODE.ΗΤΑ
per double-click…
Create the text file
UNICODE.VBS
with the following content in an arbitrary, preferable empty
directory:
Rem Copyright © 2002-2024, Stefan Kanthak <stefan.kanthak@nexgo.de>
With WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Const fsoWindowsFolder = 0
Const fsoSystemFolder = 1
Const fsoTemporaryFolder = 2
Const fsoRead = 1
Const fsoWrite = 2
Const fsoAppend = 8
Const fsoASCII = 0
Const fsoUnicode = -1
Const fsoDefault = -2
' Greek homoglyphs
' Const A = &h391
' Const B = &h392
' Const C = &h3F9 ' c = &h3F2
' Const E = &h395
' Const H = &h397
' Const I = &h399
' ' j = &h3F3
' Const K = &h39A
' Const M = &h39C
' Const N = &h39D
' Const O = &h39F ' o = &h3BF
' Const P = &h3A1
' Const T = &h3A4
' ' v = &h3BD
' Const X = &h3A7
' Const Y = &h3A5
' Const Z = &h396
' Cyrillic homoglyphs
Const A = &h410 ' a = &h430
Const B = &h412
Const C = &h421 ' c = &h441
Const E = &h415 ' e = &h435
Const H = &h41D
Const I = &h406 ' i = &h456
Const J = &h408 ' j = &h458
Const M = &h41C
Const O = &h41E ' o = &h43E
Const P = &h420 ' p = &h440
Const S = &h405 ' s = &h455
Const T = &h422
Const X = &h425 ' x = &h445
' y = &h443
If WScript.Arguments.Count <> 0 Then ' Windows Vista and Windows 7
strFolder = .GetSpecialFolder(fsoWindowsFolder).Path
Else ' Windows 8[.1], Windows 10 and Windows 11
strFolder = .BuildPath(.GetSpecialFolder(fsoTemporaryFolder).ParentFolder.Path, .BuildPath("Microsoft", "WindowsApps"))
End If
WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application").Explore strFolder
strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Environment("PROCESS").Item("PATHEXT")
' strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PATHEXT")
' strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Environment("SYSTEM").Item("PATHEXT")
' strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment\PATHEXT")
' strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Environment("USER").Item("PATHEXT")
' strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\PATHEXT")
' strPathExt = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Environment("VOLATILE").Item("PATHEXT")
strUnicode = .BuildPath(strFolder, "UNICODE.TXT")
.OpenTextFile(strUnicode, fsoWrite, vbTrue, fsoUnicode).WriteLine "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"
blnFlag = vbFalse
For Each strExtension In Array("ACM", ChrW(A) & ChrW(C) & ChrW(M), _
"ASA", ChrW(A) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(A), _
"ASP", ChrW(A) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(P), _
"AX", ChrW(A) & ChrW(X), _
"BAT", ChrW(B) & ChrW(A) & ChrW(T), _
"CAB", ChrW(C) & ChrW(A) & ChrW(B), _
"CHM", ChrW(C) & ChrW(H) & ChrW(M), _
"COM", ChrW(C) & ChrW(O) & ChrW(M), _
"EXE", ChrW(E) & ChrW(X) & ChrW(E), _
"HTA", ChrW(H) & ChrW(T) & ChrW(A), _
"HTC", ChrW(H) & ChrW(T) & ChrW(C), _
"HTM", ChrW(H) & ChrW(T) & ChrW(M), _
"IME", ChrW(I) & ChrW(M) & ChrW(E), _
"ISO", ChrW(I) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(O), _
"ISP", ChrW(I) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(P), _
"ITS", ChrW(I) & ChrW(T) & ChrW(S), _
"JOB", ChrW(J) & ChrW(O) & ChrW(B), _
"JS", ChrW(J) & ChrW(S), _
"JSE", ChrW(J) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(E), _
"MSC", ChrW(M) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(C), _
"MSI", ChrW(M) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(I), _
"MSP", ChrW(M) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(P), _
"MST", ChrW(M) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(T), _
"OCX", ChrW(O) & ChrW(C) & ChrW(X), _
"PPT", ChrW(P) & ChrW(P) & ChrW(T), _
"SCT", ChrW(S) & ChrW(C) & ChrW(T), _
"SHB", ChrW(S) & ChrW(H) & ChrW(B), _
"SHS", ChrW(S) & ChrW(H) & ChrW(S), _
"TMP", ChrW(T) & ChrW(M) & ChrW(P), _
"TSP", ChrW(T) & ChrW(S) & ChrW(P), _
"TXT", ChrW(T) & ChrW(X) & ChrW(T), _
"XPS", ChrW(X) & ChrW(P) & ChrW(S))
blnFlag = Not blnFlag
If blnFlag Then
On Error Resume Next
strAssoc = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\." & strExtension & "\")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then strAssoc = vbNullString
strMIME = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\." & strExtension & "\Content Type")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then strMIME = vbNullString
On Error Goto 0
Else
.CopyFile WScript.FullName, .BuildPath(strFolder, "UNICODE." & strExtension), vbTrue
' BUG: .RegWrite converts UTF-16LE to ANSI and creates the subkeys ".??" and ".???"
' WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegWrite "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\." & strExtension & "\", strAssoc, "REG_SZ"
' WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegWrite "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\." & strExtension & "\Content Type", strMIME, "REG_SZ"
With .OpenTextFile(strUnicode, fsoAppend, vbFalse, fsoUnicode)
.WriteLine
.WriteLine "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\." & strExtension & "]"
.WriteLine "@=""" & strAssoc & """"
.WriteLine """Content Type""=""" & strMIME & """"
End With
strPathExt = "." & strExtension & ";" & strPathExt
End If
Next
With .OpenTextFile(strUnicode, fsoAppend, vbFalse, fsoUnicode)
.WriteLine
.WriteLine "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment]"
' .WriteLine """PATH""=""" & strFolder & """"
.WriteLine """PATHEXT""=""" & strPathExt & """"
End With
With WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
' .Environment("VOLATILE").Item("PATH") = strFolder
' .Run """%SystemRoot%\System32\Reg.exe"" IMPORT """ & strUnicode & """", 0, vbTrue
.Environment("PROCESS").Item("__COMPAT_LAYER") = "RunAsInvoker"
.Run """%SystemRoot%\RegEdit.exe"" /S """ & strUnicode & """", 10, vbTrue
.Environment("VOLATILE").Item("PATHEXT") = strPathExt
' .Run """%SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe"" /D /K UNICODE", 10, vbTrue
End With
End With
On Windows Vista, Windows 7 and
Windows Server 2008 [R2], execute the
VBScript
UNICODE.VBS
created in step 1. with the 32-bit
Console Based Script Host
CScript.exe
or the
32-bit Windows Based Script Host
WScript.exe
, which
are shipped without embedded
Application Manifest
and therefore subject to
File Virtualisation:
IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" == "x86" ( "%SystemRoot%\System32\CScript.exe" UNICODE.VBS * ) ELSE ( "%SystemRoot%\SysWoW64\CScript.exe" UNICODE.VBS * )Note: the command lines can be copied and pasted as block into a Command Processor window!
The VBScript launches
Windows Explorer to display the
Windows directory %SystemRoot%\
where it
writes several (virtualised) files UNICODE.*
with
Cyrillic extensions; click the button
shown on the
Explorer Toolbar
to display the directory
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\
alias
%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Windows\
with the (real)
files UNICODE.*
created there.
On Windows 8 and newer versions of
Windows NT, execute the
VBScript
UNICODE.VBS
created in step 1. per double-click:
it launches File Explorer to
display the directory
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
alias %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
with the
files UNICODE.*
created there.
Open (one of) the executable
files
UNICODE.ВАТ
,
UNICODE.СОМ
and
UNICODE.ЕХЕ
, which are copies of the
script host executable used to run the VBScript
UNICODE.VBS
, per double-click to verify their proper
function.
Create the text file UNICODE.BAT
with the following
content in the still open directory:
PAUSE
Open the batch script UNICODE.BAT
created in
step 5. per double-click to verify its proper function, then
press to close its window.
Start the Command Processor
Cmd.exe
, type
UNICODE
(without extension) and press
…
Close the Explorer window, then open the Run
dialog of the Start Menu, enter UNICODE
(without extension) and click
…
Use the X.509 certificate to send S/MIME encrypted mail.
Note: email in weird format and without a proper sender name is likely to be discarded!
I dislike
HTML (and even
weirder formats too) in email, I prefer to receive plain text.
I also expect to see your full (real) name as sender, not your
nickname.
I abhor top posts and expect inline quotes in replies.
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