New Jpeg virus

Looks like the virus hacks are exploiting a weakness Microsoft has with jpegs. This problem can occur when using Microsoft products to view jpegs (i.e. Internet Explorer).

Microsoft is offering a patch. Also, I think virus control companies are updating their signature files to detect an infected jpeg.

Read about it here:
http://story.news.yaho​o.com …0040923/tc_pcwo​rld/117902

Internet explorer has a huge new security flaw? I'm not surprized.

Have a look here too:

https://photography-on-the.net …ad.php?t=42731&​highlight=

Oops. Didn't see this already as a forum topic or I wouldn't have posted this one.

Oh well... hope everyone downloads the patch.

You need to patch both Windows and Office.

Go Here:

http://www.microsoft.c​om …ulletins/200409​_jpeg.mspx

Also consider using Mozilla's Firefox browser, which is not susceptible to the GDI exploit.

http://www.mozilla.org​/

Firefox is great--higly recommended. Tabbed browsing and mouse gestures have spoiled me. Going back to IE now is like moving from a wheel mouse back to an original mouse.

Btw, a proof-of-concept exploit for the "JPEG of Death" vulnerability has been published. If history is any guide, we should see a major outbreak of this exploit in less than a week.
http://isc.sans.org/di​ary.php?date=2004-09-17

[QUOTE="pradeep1"]You need to patch both Windows and Office.

Go Here:

http://www.microsoft.c​om …ulletins/200409​_jpeg.mspx


Thanks Pradeep, I followed your link and updated yesterday.
-Bruce