can mp3 files contain virus?

[vital]

How is this possible if it's not an executable file? I'm asking because nod32 detected a trojan in an mp3 downloaded from a halflife server

 

[MadAmos]

It looks like this is possible Kaspersky some info and Probably more with a little looking you could try uploading at virustotal and see what shows up. It is also possible to spoof a file name in some cases and make an executable look like another file type.

 

[MadAmos]

Symantec
some more here

If it is from a p2p site I would be very careful, and if it doesn't smell right or if you get a A/V alert throw it out.

 

[ChrisScar]

would renaming an .exe file to say .mp3 etc open up the possibility for viruses to get through..

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: vital
How is this possible if it's not an executable file? I'm asking because nod32 detected a trojan in an mp3 downloaded from a halflife server

Its possible because certain media players had bugs and a properly malformed media file could exploit the bug.