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or: Is an AVI/MP3/JPG file a potential malware?

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    the list of flash vulnerabilities is endless.
    – Molly7244
    Nov 3, 2009 at 19:20
  • I hate this type of question as I always wonder if I am helping a potential malware author.
    – Matt
    Nov 3, 2009 at 20:35
  • @Matt IMHO 1st Malware authors don't depend on public forums 2nd public forums help common users to protect themselves against attacks and 3rd the proportion of victims helped are far greater than hackers. Please see meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12621/…
    – Jader Dias
    Nov 3, 2009 at 23:37

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Yes.

http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3412161 is an example of JPEG Exploits

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If this helps, I've once had an MP3 force open a malicious website in my browser mid-way through a song...

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    That was almost certainly a WMA file mis-identified with a .mp3 extension.
    – bobince
    Nov 3, 2009 at 22:05
  • @bobince: Could have had a "download license from this malware site" URL in it, fwiw. DRM FTL.
    – Broam
    Dec 11, 2009 at 16:41
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There certainly is. Malware can be disguised as just about anything. Scan the file for viruses and don't trust files from someone you don't know.

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    I suggest you don't trust the files from someone you do know. If they're infected they certainly don't know it. Scan everything.
    – ale
    Nov 13, 2009 at 21:00

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