Total take over
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- GeorgesIV
Client of mine wants to create an app that will take over the desktop of the user and overlay it with a video or jpg for a period of 30sec,
is it even possible to do something similar with all the restrictions that exists?
- drgs0
are you designing a virus?
- exactly what I tried to explain to them, but I'm broke so..GeorgesIV
- +1 gold!BannedKappa
- detritus0
On Windows 95, sure.
- pango0
I think i've seen a virus like that....
on win95... ya....
- Fax_Benson0
imagine a virus that installs win95
- pinkfloyd0
haha, this client
- GeorgesIV1
lol, yall a bunch of cunts,
Dey r some poeple here who trynna revoluzionize da desktop world!!- I was being deadly serious - no contemporary OS would allow that, especially from a mobile device, especially from an app on a mobile device...detritus
- ..you could only do this if you'd preinstalled something on the desktop.detritus
- yeah, I know, this is a fuckn exploit he's asking me to do, but how can I say noGeorgesIV
- section_0140
Creating a service/daemon running on a desktop that waits for a signal, let's say from an app, would be relatively straight forward. Create a simple network proxy that waits to see arbitrary packet that the app sends. When is sees it, do a thing. Easy peasy.
Freezing the computer to see a picture or video for 30 seconds? Good luck with that. 0% chance to get it working on a Mac, and probably a 25% chance of getting it working a PC without any security setting enabled.
- CALLES0
yes
- Continuity0
Your client really isn't interested in creating good vibes between him and his potential audience, is he?
And your account minders even let this god-awful stupid request get to your desk?!
- the CD let is slide...
but this is for an internal service so it makes some sensesGeorgesIV
- the CD let is slide...
- vaxorcist0
strange... is this guy an aging baby boomer who lives in a different world? ...
does he think people will actually download an EXE file voluntarily? Sounds like one of those "you must update your flash player, download this malware now" kind of things....
... or is it more like a screensaver for a few people who may already work for his company?
NOTE: It seems he is more expressing a frustration of his lack of power over internet users than executing any sort of aware strategy....
- monospaced0
just make a custom screensaver
- monNom2
I think he's overcomplicating things with the advertising. He should just encrypt the user's harddrive and offer to unlock if they buy his product.