Is there such a thing as a jpg virus?

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can one get a virus from a jpg?

I don't mean from a so-called jpg with a different extension such as
exe or com hidden somewhere on the subject line, but from a gosh
honest jpg file?
 
can one get a virus from a jpg?

I don't mean from a so-called jpg with a different extension such as
exe or com hidden somewhere on the subject line, but from a gosh
honest jpg file?
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Apparently so.
 
Program to scan for Jpeg exploit....

http://www.diamondcs.com.au/jpegscan/

What is the MS04-028 JPEG exploit?
On September 14 2004, Nick DeBaggis discovered a buffer overrun
vulnerability in gdiplus.dll - a library used by many common applications
(including most Microsoft applications) for viewing JPEG images. Subsequent
analysis by the eEye team confirmed that the vulnerability could be
exploited to execute arbitrary code, allowing an attacker to gain control of
a remote system simply by enticing the victim to look at a specially-crafted
JPEG image. MS04-028 is the tracking code assigned by Microsoft to this
specific vulnerability.
 
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