Before it was revealed, the file URL error in OS X was a fairly obscure and benign bug, and perhaps still is for the most part; however, since learning about it, a number of people have tried it out on their systems to have some fun, only to find that in some instances the bug may stick and perpetually crash a particular program.
While it is known that the offending string that triggers the bug will be saved in crash logs, which in turn can crash the Crash Reporter and Console applications, it may also be saved in a program's transcripts, settings, or other autosaved features. For instance, some have found that they can crash Safari by searching for the offending string in the Safari toolbar, but this does not get saved and when Safari is next opened the search bar is empty again and the program runs as expected. However, others have tried it in Apple's Messages program only to find that when they next open the program it reloads the saved message and subsequently crashes.
On a similar note, one rather nefarious test (or perhaps prank) that some are pulling is to send friends of theirs who use Messages in Mountain Lion a message containing the offending string, which results in the program crash... [Read more]
by Topher Kessler via CNET
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