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JPEG-based virus attack gets closer
News This time at least, the JPEG file wasn't infectious. This misconception was disproved by the discovery of this particular JPEG vulnerability. As many people still assume that images are safe, JPEG viruses could have a considerable impact, according...
[August 4, 2005, 17:50]
Experts warn of JPEG-based virus attack
News A Trojan that exploits a recent critical flaw in Microsoft Windows' handling of JPEG images has been posted to several newsgroups, but it has no way to spread, security experts said on Tuesday. The posting of the code hidden in a JPEG graphic is...
[September 29, 2004, 8:55]
JPEG-based virus attack gets closer
Talkback It's not a JPEG flaw, it's but yet another MS-Windows flaw. Fix the headlines, please.
[August 5, 2005, 15:39]
JPEG-based virus attack gets closer
Talkback Strang articale. The pictures here on z>de
[August 5, 2005, 12:25]
JPEG worm breaks new ground
News Dubbed the first "JPEG infector" by security company Network Associates, the W32/Perrun virus has two parts: infected JPEG images that contain the virus's payload and a viral program that extracts the code from the images and infects other JPEGs...
[June 14, 2002, 8:46]
Email worm attacks child porn
News Once executed, the virus searches all hard drives for JPEG files possessing names that indicate they may contain child pornography. Noped comes bundled with a list of government and police email addresses that it will send a random alert to if it...
[May 29, 2001, 16:18]
Why you should switch to Firefox now review
Reviews By refusing to offer separate security enhancements for Internet Explorer, which is the main vector for any JPEG-related worm or virus, Microsoft is essentially saying that anyone who hasn't yet upgraded to Windows XP won't be protected from...
[September 27, 2004, 9:15]
JPEG exploit could beat antivirus, says expert
News Anti-virus software looks as if it will struggle to protect corporate networks from the latest Windows vulnerability - innocent looking JPEG files that contain security attacks. According to director of antivirus research for F-Secure Mikko...
[September 29, 2004, 14:10]
Windows PCs threatened by JPEG-handling flaw
News Microsoft published on Tuesday a patch for a major security flaw in its software's handling of the JPEG graphics format and urged customers to use a new tool to locate the many applications that are vulnerable.
[September 15, 2004, 9:00]
JPEG worm found on Instant Messenger
News A worm that exploits the recently discovered JPEG vulnerability has been discovered spreading over AOL's Instant Messenger (IM). It's been done in the past, but with HTML code instead of the JPEG," said Johannes Ullrich, CTO for SANS' Internet...
[September 30, 2004, 17:45]
Intrusion prevention security tipped to boom in Europe
News Both companies say that their customers were protected from the recent JPEG virus, because the vulnerability it took advantage of had already been identified. Sales of intrusion prevention systems in Europe continue to lag behind the US, but...
[October 11, 2004, 12:45]
How to stop yourself being bitten by Bagle.az
News Using techniques learned from previous versions, another variation of the Bagle virus attempts to download a file called ws.jpg, which may or may not be an infected JPEG file. Because Bagle.az spreads via e-mail and opens a port for remote access...
[September 30, 2004, 10:20]
Klez virus passes confidential info
News Text, HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), Adobe Acrobat and Excel files are included in the types of documents that the virus can forward, but other files that the worm could attach -- such as JPEG and MPEG files -- are less likely to contain...
[April 22, 2002, 10:16]
More ILOVEYOU variants surface
News Notes: This variant deletes files with the extension ".ini" and ".bat" as opposed to ".jpg" and ".jpeg". virus variants. Arab Air and other virus variants. Bewerbung, and more virus variants Attachment: LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs
[May 10, 2000, 8:41]
Update: Shockwave warning puts UK firms on virus alert
News Once executed, the worm tries to cause maximum nuisance for users by changing the names of JPEG and ZIP files and moving them to the directory C:\. UK-based antivirus firm Sophos issued a warning at 4am this morning after receiving a report of the...
[December 1, 2000, 9:59]
Inside the 'ILOVEYOU' worm
News Images (jpg and jpeg), Visual Basic scripts (vbs and vbe) and Java (je and jse) will all be deleted by the file. Trend Micro's HouseCall Web-based virus scanner found more than one-fifth of all computers that used the service -- more than 1,000...
[May 5, 2000, 8:35]
Windows image security hole breached
News EasyNews, a provider of Usenet newsgroups, said it has identified two JPEG images that take advantage of a previously identified flaw in the way Microsoft software handles graphics files. Some security researchers worry that the ubiquity of JPEG...
[September 28, 2004, 17:35]
Anna Kournikova virus targets UK firms
News Although this appears to contain a JPEG file named Anna Kournikova, this is in fact a virus written in the Visual Basic scripting language. Antivirus vendors in Europe report receiving numerous alerts at UK companies about a virus disguised as a...
[February 12, 2001, 17:05]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback Security experts say the WMF exploit is potentially very dangerous as conventional antivirus software and IDS signatures do not recognise the malicious code in email spam, as the exploit is sent in seemingly normal JPEG, GIF, or Bitmap files.
[January 4, 2006, 21:54]
"I Can't Believe This!", Arab Air and other virus variants
News Notes: Replaces .dll & .exe files instead of .jpg & .jpeg and copies no-hate-FOR-YOU.htm to your hard drive. Notes: Appears to be a variation of Loveletter.g alias "Virus ALERT! Attachment: Virus-Protection-Instructions.vbs
[May 10, 2000, 8:43]
