Can malicious code be embedded into pictures ?

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#1 majidok
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Can malicious code be embedded into pictures ? And if it can what formats ? I wanna know because I use many messengers and exchange pictures alot
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#2 BradRad2365
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i'm fairly certain that it's possible to embed viruses into jpeg files. you might want to get avast! antivirus (www.avast.com). it's free and it has a live scanner which means that any file that's opened on your compuer is automatically scanned. imho it's the best antivirus program out there.
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#3 citizen-zero
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Use linux......
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#4 X360PS3AMD05
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No idea, i think the more important question is why would you download something from someone you don't know....or block people you don't know.
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#5 majidok
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Use linux......citizen-zero
You totally erased the problem ! :lol:
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#6 majidok
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No idea, i think the more important question is why would you download something from someone you don't know....or block people you don't know.X360PS3AMD05

Even someone's friends might wanna have some *fun* from time to time ;)