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To: Bill/WA who wrote (257517)8/24/2003 10:08:42 PM
From: mishedlo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
You can probably embed ANYTHING in a JPG.
However a JPG is NOT an executable.
It would have to be extracted and run.
JPG files are not executables.
If you can tell me otherwise I stand corrected, but opening a JPG file, an IMAGE graphic file, can not open up and execute a virus IMO.

Again, if you can prove otherwise I will stand corrected.

M



To: Bill/WA who wrote (257517)8/24/2003 11:23:31 PM
From: benwood  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
THe only way for a virus to execute from a jpeg is if there is an extremely large hole in the jpeg display software. Because it is a fairly succinct standard and undoubtedly something that's been poured over 10 trillion times by hackers, it is doubtful it will emerge as a virus transport.

But embedding information is common -- digital watermarks and copyrights and so forth.


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