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Watch out for photos containing malware

March 27, 2014

Jerseygirlinfl asked the Answer Line forum if photos floating around the Internet could contain mailware. Cybercriminals use images in a number of ways to infect your computer. In most cases, the photo itself is harmless; it's just a trick to get you to do something stupid. But sometimes, a .jpg file itself will contain malicious code. Let's look at a few ways in which an image can contain some real bad news.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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