JPEG Exploit Hits Usenet, Worm Close Behind
220487
An exploit attacking the most recent Windows bug is circulating on Usenet, security experts said Tuesday, that crashes machines, yet another indicator that attackers will chase the vulnerability until they&#39;ve launched mass mailing-style worm-based attacks
178806
With security experts predicting a large-scale worm attack is only a matter of days away, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has released a scanning tool to help users identify vulnerable versions of the GDI libraries that handle JPEG processing.
231302
A new variant of the MyDoom worm that exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) browser is in the wild and posing particular risk to home and small business users, security experts warned this week.
30517
The first malicious codes to exploit security flaws in Microsoft Windows&#39; handling of jpeg image files has appeared on internet newsgroups.
430846
In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format...
553964
Pipeline A new worm spreading over AOL Instant Messenger seeks to built a botnet of zombie Windows PCs. The Pipeline worm packs an executable file disguised as a JPEG, which if executed, tries to download other strains of malware rootkits and Trojans. Pipeline uses the AIM Buddy List on infected computers to target other prospective marks.â¦
155011
Infected graphical images that can implant a backdoor into a Windows computer if they are viewed have been spotted on Usenet. EasyNews, a provider of Usenet newsgroups, said it has identified two JPEG images
565800
Flawed software code used by numerous Microsoft applications to render images mean that a specially constructed image file could hijack a computer or spread a virus.
112557
Hackers are using porn images posted on Usenet newsgroups to take advantage of the flaw in Microsoft programs regarding JPEGs. An overflow occurs in the GDI+ JPEG decoder from malicious code in the JPEG.
323110
Code that exploits a weakness in the way many Microsoft applications process JPEG images has been published on the internet. Microsoft only discovered the security flaw, which could allow software viewing
224283
Trojan horse that exploits flaw in how Windows handles JPEG images may be low risk, but it's a bad omen.
181214
The old bromide that promises you can&#39;t get a computer virus by looking at an image file crumbled a bit further Tuesday when Microsoft announced a critical vulnerability in its software&#39;s handling of the ubiquitous JPEG graphics format.
517744
A vulnerability that McAfee Avert Labs first warned about last week is now being exploited in the wild, according to VeriSign&#39;s iDefense. At issue are embedded objects in Rich Text Format (RTF) files.
86222
In brief Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln
301264
Hackers wasted little time in exploiting a flaw in the way Microsoft software handles graphics files. Internet watchers say they&#39;ve spotted infected images that could implant a back door into a Windows computer if they are viewed.
273824
Virus writers have grafted a network sniffer into the latest variant of the SDBot worm series. So far there are no reports of SDBot-UH in the wild but the inclusion of selective network sniffing along with
300814
Security experts warned on Wednesday that &quot;exploit code&quot; has been released for the critical flaw discovered in the way Windows and other Microsoft products handle JPEG images (see our previous coverage).