Thread: Jpeg virus
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Old 10-03-2004, 08:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally posted by winblowz
Umm-not true.

There is a hole in the MICROSOFT jpg reader. Hackers/coders can disguise a piece of code as a jpg, so that once it is downloaded they can execute mailious code on your machine-such as a trojan etc. Then they can break in using the specified client or using a cmd line (assuming you know the correct port etc)

Or they can just send in code that completely scrwes up ur comp...


Anyways, I think the problem is with the M$ jpg header reader or something to that effect.

I have a very basic knowledge of what I'm talking about, please correct my if I am incorrect.



AL
Your correct, I wrote that before I saw all those .jpg exploits on symantec. seems its not so rare, but still too rare for me
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