Friday, June 22, 2007

Animated GIFs Could Be Harboring Attacks

According to PC World, animated GIFs could be hiding a malicious script that can infect your computer and leave it vulnerable to further attack.

Innocent-Looking GIFs Host Malware Attacks

Hackers have begun circulating a PHP exploit embedding it in a seemingly harmless GIF image, according to security researchers.

The exploit was discovered in at least one GIF on a major image-hosting website, according to a bulletin from the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center (ISC) on Tuesday.

Full Story from Yahoo and PC World

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