Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 08:57:49 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] List problem?
>Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:22:37 -0500 >From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > But a file with a .jpg extension wouldn't execute on a PC, and graphics >files, last I knew, are read only, and can't carry a virus. Hmmm... wonder >if there was more to that email than met the eye. > >Don't forget that Windows, in its infinite wisdom, ships defaulted to >HIDE >the extension of a registered program. Why, oh why? Don'tcha just love those brainy guys out at Redmond? ;-P > >So, an attachment like me_nude.jpg.scr would only be "seen" by the >unsuspecting victim as me_nude.jpg > >Guess what happens when you launch a .scr file even though you don't see the .scr extension? > >A windows script launches Aaaahhh... tricky. BUT! That's not in truth a real JPG file, only one with a tricky extension. Phillip says that virus code can be written into a JPG file. For the life of me I can't figure out how it would spread any virus. It'd need a separate execuatable file to activate the virus code in the JGP, wouldn't it? And the're nothing to my knowledge (admittedly limited knowledge) that tries to execuate any kind of code in graphics files. Matt _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
