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Old 01-16-2010, 03:02 PM
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Thanks for the warnings but the virus in a JPG is extremely over rated threat.

http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/jpegvirus/

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It's not a virus. The posted JPEG is actually a trojan downloader. It has no ability to spread on its own.

It only affects users with Windows XP Service Pack 1.

It's does not automatically execute on reading the message. The JPEG must be saved into a local folder, then the mouse pointer must be moved over the JPEG file's icon.

The file is detected by all major antivirus engines with current virus definition files. Because of the nature of the JPEG format, it is impossible to disguise an infected JPEG file.
The IP, domain and email are also not flagged in any malware or spam database I can find. That is why this is such an odd post. Before I chose to leave it I did look at all angles I could think of.
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