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echo: virus_info
to: ANDREW SWINN
from: PAUL WALKER
date: 1997-03-02 00:45:00
subject: GIFS and Viruses

Hi Andrew,
Quoting Andrew Swinn to All, on 23 Feb 97
 AS> I heard from a friend that it was possible to write a trojan or virus
 AS> in a gif file. Is this possible??
No.
 AS> And why not?
Because the data from a gif file is never passed to the CPU for execution -
it's interpreted by the viewer and then displayed on screen.
Paul        (note - netmail to 2:440/410, until 14th March or so...)
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