[IP] more on Hackers Target Microsoft's JPEG Flaw

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Andreas Ramos <andreas@andreas.com>
Date: September 29, 2004 2:48:23 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] Hackers Target Microsoft's JPEG Flaw
Reply-To: Andreas Ramos <andreas@andreas.com>

> NEW YORK (AP) -- In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers
> have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and
> begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the
> popular JPEG format.

Microsoft released a patch to block the jpg virus. You'll need to 
update Microsoft Office. Go to 
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx

yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com

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