Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 18:06:42 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] List problem?
At 06:31 PM 7/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:22:37 -0500 >From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] List problem? > >> >> 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? > >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 Umm ... .scr is just a renamed .exe so it'd be a Windows executable. If it was .vbs then it'd be a script ... In this case it IS a .jpg though because the listbot caught it and not your browser. And to the best of my knowledge it is NOT possible to infect a computer through a .jpg file (I DID investigate this possibility when someone else brought it up about a year ago ... there isn't anything in the format that'll allow code to execute). - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** 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 **************************************************************
