What kind of virus is this? (computer)

[Catty1]

Actually, this one seems to have pounced out of a jpg or other image in the folders I was working on. A number of those folders sat in a folder for quite a long time, untouched - and every so often AVG would find a virus in there and remove it.

I figure some pics were originally downloaded from the net by the original owner...maybe that's where the trouble was.

Anyway, all is well now.

PM - I am sorry. I've only been at this three years or so. I look at what I type sometimes when discussing a topic and holy smokes! It's way more technical than I would ever have guessed!

I knew there were a couple of folks on here (thanks LH and smokey) that would understand. It's all good!

Thanks again.

[Lady's Human]

The use of .jpg files to transmit viruses has become common, so it's not surprising at all. Take one pixel, insert a short bit of code to call up a website. There are other uses for that little trick as well, right uncle sam?