__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Saturday 15 July 2006 19:09 \__
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> Attackers have found another hole in Microsoft's Office products.
> Yesterday, Symantec reported that it has discovered a targeted attack
> that takes advantage of an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's
> PowerPoint software.
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> end quote
Here is an older link, for more details (you forgot to list the source):
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6094059.html?part=rss&tag=6094059&subj=news
Microsoft confirmed this yesterday, or maybe on Friday. The embarrassing
thing is that the flaw was not only found but was already /exploited/ just a
day after the latest onslaught of patches -- those that permitted machines
to be hijacked if not committed. One would estimate that there are thousands
more routes to hijacking Windows, with or without Office.
As Techworld said yesterday:
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| Botnets will always be with us as long as Windows remains in its
| current, insecure state.
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http://www.techworld.com/features/index.cfm?RSS&FeatureID=2675
Best wishes,
Roy
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