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 Security Microsoft JPG vulnerability flaw
Don't get caught looking. We've been warned for a few weeks now that XP should be patched to fix this flaw. Just looking a specially picture can allow hackers to infect your PC. Now it's not only XP that needs patched, if you use any one of many programs that use .NET or other Microsoft software you could be caught as well. There's a simple test below.

Check here for the fix - Quote from the website (a quick test for non-XP machines)

If you are running an earlier version of Windows and if you have certain versions of Greetings, Picture It!, or Digital Image Pro installed, you may need to install additional updates. The GDI+ Detection Tool checks your computer for affected versions, then returns a list of links to the download locations of any updates you need.
JPG flaw test button
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