On 9/3/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
The external links are a good point, but they say our images are infected with viruses and trojans. I don't think that's possible as any program altered to have an image extension would be rejecte by the upload page, right?
If you upload an image with file magic that doesn't match its extension you get an ominous warning on the image page that the content might be infectious. ... this is likely what they are talking about.
And yes, its possible that a user could manage to execute such a file if it were actually harmful.