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Wednesday, 09/29/2004 2:01:13 AM

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 2:01:13 AM

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Public Service Notice: JPEG VIRUS

Found this out reading the EasyNews page.

Read this

They link to Google related info too.

Affects Windows machines. I patched mine successfully. The process was to go to the Microsoft site to download the GDI+ detector to see if you need more stuff - then they forwarded me to Office - so I am thinking it might be Office and their new JPEG viewer that is the problem.

One report said:
Less than two weeks after it was announced, hackers have exploited a Windows XP JPEG vulnerability and are spreading a virus through adult content newsgroups.

Adult content - well let me say this - I am sure a lot of people get "jokes" emailed to them. Though "adult content" is a very large business, hitting joke pictures I think would affect more people.

Onguard all...
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