Many of us deal with these terms almost everyday. Yeah, they are among the most widely used picture formats. But now its time to be aware of them because a technical error in these formats makes it easier for hackers (read crackers) to stuff in them, malicious codes which may prove fatal to your system. So if you are a hardcore Photoshop geek, it is advisible to deal with pictures only from a known source. During a test, loopholes were detected in Windows XP and Windows Vista. The only trigger the hacker waits for is the opening of the image in a photo editor software like Photoshop, Elements, Paint Shop Pro, etc. And voila! The hacker is in your system!
As the security in the above mentioned operating systems is increasing day by day, it is getting a tough job for the hackers to intrude a system which is being updated regularly. Hence they are now turning towards more neglected programs like photo editors to get an unauthorised entry to the system. The solution as of now, is to think twice before opening files having BMP and PNG extensions and keep the anti-virus software on the system updated with the latest anti-virus definitions.
As the security in the above mentioned operating systems is increasing day by day, it is getting a tough job for the hackers to intrude a system which is being updated regularly. Hence they are now turning towards more neglected programs like photo editors to get an unauthorised entry to the system. The solution as of now, is to think twice before opening files having BMP and PNG extensions and keep the anti-virus software on the system updated with the latest anti-virus definitions.
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