Re: for those that think jpgs are "safe"

From: dkg_ctc (dontknowguilt_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/12/03 

Date: 12 Nov 2003 02:10:18 GMT

"John E. Carty" <jcarty@NOSPAM.austin.rr.com> wrote in
news:05fsb.37542$PH6.14768@twister.austin.rr.com:

[top-post corrected]
> "Jim Watt" <jimwatt@aol.no_way> wrote in message
> news:1ut2rvsna0epjo1n78i6hg3urih56hlgqv@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:36:37 -0500, Colonel Flagg
>> <colonel_flagg@NOSOUPFORJ00internetwarzone.org> wrote:
>>
>> >open this in IE:
>> >
>> >http://www.nero-online.org/norway.jpg
>>
>> Hmmm I'm glad its harmless.
>>
>> well spotted.
>
> So what did it do? I opened it in IE and just got a page with Last
> Measure of Last Measure!

Looks like it's just meant to be an annoyance which recursively opens
a page inside some IFRAMEs. The IFRAMEs then loads up pictures from
goatse.cx. (Don't bother going to goatse.cx...just take my word for
it that it's unpleasant.) I wouldn't call this a trojan, or even
anything that could be harmful...just something someone could use to
be annoying.