The poisoned images were posted to a porn newsgroup at the weekend and were found by Usenet provider Easynews.
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.
Once in place, the code then tells an infected machine to contact a server on the web to download another program that lets it be taken over remotely by an attacker.
The partner server that held the remote control code has now been shut down.
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