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Hello Dierk,
Tuesday, April 24, 2001, 10:25:13 AM, you wrote:
>> But since when is it possible to attack people with a virus in a GIF-file?
>> Don't think that's even possible!. Is it?
DH> PIF. It's a Windows file specifying a DOS application (since Win 3.x).
DH> ^
DH> On the other hand, it is conceivable that an executable (EXE, PIF,
DH> DLL) is hidden in a GIF or JPEG, a bit like hidden macros in text
DH> files.
It's using the simple fact that by default windows hides known file
extensions so that this file would show as XXX.jpg
A pif attack is not TB specific at all as the hybris worm was a good
example, outlook and other clients are equally in danger.
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Jamie Dainton [Bat]
On Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 3:59:37 PM
The Bat! 1.49
Windows 98 4.10 2222
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