> -----Original Message----- > From: PCSOFT - PC software discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Gillett > > On 12 Apr 98 at 3:02, Sharif Dayan wrote: > > > At 18:06 02-04-1998 -0500 Jim Meagher said: > > > > > >you did not get it from a jpg, jpeg, gif, or any other image > > >file. > > > > Can viruses attack and infect them ? > > There's probably nothing to stop a virus from rewriting part of an > image file. But in order for this to work as a virus, he needs to > get your viewer (browser or paint program or other) to jump into the > image data and start executing it as code. It's barely possible that > there might be a viewer out there with a bug that can cause this > behaviour, but (a) it's pretty unlikely, and (b) it would only work > with that particular viewer program. > David, What image format allows the embedding of executable or macro code inside the image file? Or are you just speculating on what __might__ be feasible?