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The first images crafted to contain a malicious program that can take control of a PC have been found on the net.

Security experts have been expecting such images to turn up after Microsoft revealed a weakness in the way Windows handles the popular Jpeg format.

Soon after this discovery, a program started circulating online that was written to exploit this bug.

The poisoned images were posted to a porn newsgroup at the weekend and were found by Usenet provider Easynews.

Early warning

Poisoned pictures containing the bug have been widely predicted following the discovery of the Jpeg bug that afflicts more than a dozen Microsoft programs.

To fall victim to the poisoned pictures, users must view it using Windows Explorer.

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Poison porn pics show up online