JPEG Image Virus Problems Ahead
Microsoft dropped a bomb shell on the security world today with its latest monthly security patch. This round of fixes includes a major flaw in the way Windows handles the JPEG graphics format. Most of the images you see in emails and on the Internet are JPEG files, commonly ending in “.jpg”. By just looking at an infected JPEG file this flaw can allow bad people to install viruses on your computer. That means, without the fix installed, by just opening an email with a picture or looking at a website you can become infected!
I highly recommend that everyone who is using Microsoft Windows go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install the fix. You should also go to http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/ to fix this problem in Microsoft Office products.
The good news is that there isn’t a virus that takes advantage of this latest problem with Windows and other Microsoft products. But, if the past is any indication, there will be viruses released in the next month that will spread using this security problem. So, every Windows user needs to install the updates before it is too late.
Here is a good article from CNet: Click Here
Here is the link to Microsoft’s security bulletin: Click Here
