MP3 virus?

[Net Llama!]

On 03/04/03 17:08, Joel Hammer wrote:
> I don't see why malicious data couldn't be hidden in an mp3 file. If a
> malicious package can compromise sendmail, why not an mp3 player?
> 
> I ask because one of my wife's friends had a virus take over their
> computer.  They had to call in professionals to clean it up. They were
> told the only thing they could point to as a source of the virus was an
> "mp3" file.
> 
> This seems unlikely, since what kind of virus is going to crash your
> computer before it has time to spread? Any ideas?

not really.  were these "experts" MCSE's?

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