Is it possible to attach a virus to a jpg?

[BLACKHEART]

I always thought jpgs were safe and it was the exp's you had to worry about. I would hate to think I'm behind the times

[zmanjz]

Well, I'm not sure if you can...

I do know that a person can spoof the file name so an executable file or Visual basic file can look like a Jpeg to the untrained eye.

(this would work on everyone in my family except for me and 1 other cousin)

Also you can Imbed information within a JPEG that would be inactive such as a virus, secret codes, other files, etc.

These are as close to an auctual jpeg virus as I know of. But if it is possible, I haven't heard of it myself... yet.

[VashTheStampede]

Why? What are you planning? :p

[Dark Vicious]

Great SLIPKNOT now he know too much you always blow are plans

[BLACKHEART]

I downloaded a file, my programs scans files, I tried to send it to someone via hotmail and it said there was a virus. I scanned the file again, it showed no signs of any infection

I ran a full virus inspection and found nothing. I deleted the image and went back to ebay and got another image. Different person, different image. It came up with the same thing. Did all of my tests again. Downloaded a non ebay picture and no problems. Is this something with ebay or hotmail?

I sent someone a picture of the Dr. Doom heroclix and they said they saved it 10 times and couldn't see anything. This was last week. I'm wondering if it's hotmail

[ZorBrak]

uggghhh MSN and hotmail. I use Bellsouth DSL, but I have used MSN and use hotmail, both SUCK, especially MSN, it's SO SLOW over 56k it runs like it's 5K. I think people shouldfile a lawsuit against MSN becuase they are not giving people what they are supposed to be giving them, and sometimes it won't let you in your mailbox. I beleive that's called witholding mail..WHICH IS ILLEGAL. I have to keep MSN until this dumb deal my dad signed runs out, but I must say I despise it to a veyrlarge extent. I wouldn't be suprised if Hotmail had a virus....or Ebay for that matter.