----- Original Message ----- From: the pickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Quadlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 5:31 PM Subject: Re: Virus transmission and protection? > Have him check > the file on his computer if possible; most of the recent nasty Windoze > viruses have been more than just simple infections of a picture file. For > instance, a lot of the viral attachments for Sircam and KLEZ are > masquerading as screen savers, but I'll guarantee they won't open properly > as a screen saver...
The main thing is that Windows viruses generally need to be attached to executable files, which a jpeg isn't. There are some viruses that come named something like "picture.jpg.exe", because most Windows boxes come with extensions turned off by default (to look like a Mac...), so it would only show up as picture.jpg. It isn't impossible for a virus to latch onto a jpeg, but it's pretty unlikely. Especially if you were able to view the jpeg without error on your Mac. I'd think any virus that would do that would make the file unviewable on a Mac, or would include some random junk at the beginning or end of it. Scott Holder -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
