virus with mp3`s

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  • March 15, 2002 at 12:56 pm #45307
    SG
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      Heard on audiogalaxy this morning that people are sending out viruses disguised as mp3 files,some people are saying that it can`t be done,can it?

      March 15, 2002 at 1:10 pm #83181
      Anthony
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        it can salamipie

        March 16, 2002 at 2:28 am #83182
        Mattman
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          This is an old hoax that keeps resurfacing from time to time…

          It’s not true. Mp3’s are data files, and data files CANNOT contain viruses, because they cannot execute themselves. Only executable files can have viruses (such as the ones that end with .EXE).

          This probably just the work of the non-mp3 crowd trying to scare people… <img>

          <small>[ 03-15-2002, 12:38 PM: Message edited by: Mattman ]</small>

          March 16, 2002 at 2:38 am #83183
          Anthony
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            http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.prolin.worm.html

            old news but used to

            March 16, 2002 at 2:39 am #83184
            Anthony
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              also

              http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32badtransb.html

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