Re: New sophos can infect pictures (fwd)

http://www.theregus.com/content/56/25238.html

"Some anti-virus vendors may be tempted to predict the end of the world
as we know it, or warn of an impending era when all graphic files
should be treated with suspicion. Such experts should be ashamed of
themselves," said Wraight at Sophos. A spokesperson added that Sophos
was not singling out any of its competitors.

On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, { brad brace } wrote:

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> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,53196,00.html
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> 3:15 p.m. June 13, 2002 PDT
> WASHINGTON – A new virus threatens to strike one of the Internet's most common
> and useful activities: sharing family photos.
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> The malicious program is the first ever to infect picture files, though it is
> not currently attacking computers. Called "Perrun," it worries researchers
> because it is the first to be able to cross from infecting a program to
> infecting data files, long considered safe from such threats.
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