antonioledesma
10-01-2004, 10:28 PM
Poison porn pics show up online
The first images crafted to contain a malicious program that can take control of a PC have been found on the net
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3701640.stm
As a noob with computers some years ago, I believed for 2 days that computer virus could be in a file or image file. So my bad dream has begun?
well, first we must not panic... as the bbc says:
The poisoned images were posted to a porn newsgroup at the weekend and were found by Usenet provider Easynews.
To fall victim to the poisoned pictures, users must view it using Windows Explorer.
Once in place, the code then tells an infected machine to contact a server on the web to download another program that lets it be taken over remotely by an attacker.
The partner server that held the remote control code has now been shut down.
The net watchdog, the Internet Storm Center, said the poisoned images only crashed computers in tests, but added that working versions were probably close to being finished.
Now we are out of danger, but when will a no-girl geek code a virus that will spread just by looking an image in your mail, via-web, outlook, etc?
Maybe I'm a little worried, but how many dumbasses still open attachments that contain virus?
The first images crafted to contain a malicious program that can take control of a PC have been found on the net
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3701640.stm
As a noob with computers some years ago, I believed for 2 days that computer virus could be in a file or image file. So my bad dream has begun?
well, first we must not panic... as the bbc says:
The poisoned images were posted to a porn newsgroup at the weekend and were found by Usenet provider Easynews.
To fall victim to the poisoned pictures, users must view it using Windows Explorer.
Once in place, the code then tells an infected machine to contact a server on the web to download another program that lets it be taken over remotely by an attacker.
The partner server that held the remote control code has now been shut down.
The net watchdog, the Internet Storm Center, said the poisoned images only crashed computers in tests, but added that working versions were probably close to being finished.
Now we are out of danger, but when will a no-girl geek code a virus that will spread just by looking an image in your mail, via-web, outlook, etc?
Maybe I'm a little worried, but how many dumbasses still open attachments that contain virus?