I'm in somewhat of a situation here, and i would kindly ask you for help... Is it possible for a person to send viruses by the means of a .gif photo, in order to spy your computer?...i mean check which sites are you visitintg, on what mail accounts are you loging in, what questions on y!answears you're posting :) stuff like that; a kind of "history" .... if it is possible, how difficult is it?...how is it done, as a general view?...I have the feeling someone i know did that to me, because they seem to know what sites i visit...but yet again, it might be a coincidence, right? :) ...Pleaaase help....Thanks in advance...
2006-12-09 20:16:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
I remembered one thing i wanted to add... can these guys (trojans, i mean :P ) be made in C++?
2006-12-09 20:41:36 · update #1
Absolutely.
Viruses have been spreading from JPEGS for almost 5 years now ... surely spyware has as well.
Please refer to this article for more :
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/10792_1365871
regards,
Philip T
2006-12-09 20:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are new viruses being embedded into graphics. There are NOT many and none are widespread... yet. BUT, it is possible to embed viral code into a graphic. It's much more likely that a virus or trojan or backdoor program was obtained through email or visiting a website than in a graphic file.
I would suggest downloading Windows Defender or AntiSpyware (whatever Microsoft is calling it this week). Also, download Ewido and get the latest signature files. Scan your PC. If you don't want to go through all that, then simply go to http://www.trojanscan.com and scan your PC online. One or more of those should tell you if there is a problem on your PC.
2006-12-09 20:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Charlie J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
short short answer yes it is possible to send malware in a gif. however if your system has current updates from your O/s manufacture (microsoft.com for winXP etc) then you are reasonably protected, however for total piece of mind go to www.trendmicro.com and download the pc-cillin internet security 30day trial, then buy the licence to run it for a year after trial.
this is the best malware suite on the market.
you should also run the online scan at housecall.trendmicro.com available for both apple Mac and windows based systems.
good luck and stop downloading from unknown sources. and don't open anyemail attachments that you are not expecting from a trusted friend/ source.
hope this advice helps.
2006-12-09 20:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
viruses duplicate and copy themselves onto your hard drive and what not. spyware is what allows people to see what you are doing on your computer..it can take photos of your screen and allow people to see what sites you are looking at. spyware can be downloaded when you visit a certain sites and in many other ways. it is likely that spyware was downloaded on your computer. 91% of computers have spyware downloaded onto them. there are programs that can delete it though. you could probably get something from download.com. good luck!
2006-12-09 20:23:57 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At artwork I have XP OS. It got here with a capture application suggested as "MySnap" Do a glance for and word once you've that. a lot of human beings weren't conscious it exists. once you've it, that is elementary to apply. bypass to the position you opt for to "take a image". Then open MySnap. even as the window comes up click on the "capture" menu, then "Any section". Use the cursor to "draw" a container around the component to the window/screeb you opt for a image of, and click. it provides you with the alternative to replica (to previous somehwer) or save the image. In you case i ought to positioned it aside to anyplace you opt for to order it. this is going to likely be a jpg image. that is a good little capture device. i comprehend it got here with the OS. Our employer doesn't pay more advantageous for some thing!
2016-11-30 09:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible. Better to be on safeside. You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-12-12 21:43:31 · answer #6 · answered by BU1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible, but this virus or spyware file has to be made by a human, computer made, no just any spyware or files.
2006-12-09 20:21:24 · answer #7 · answered by Garrett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be done. What you need to do is get your self a spysweep. Run it and it will pull everything out. And put up shields to prevent it from happening again.
2006-12-09 20:20:50 · answer #8 · answered by wondermom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋