New security hole discovered in Microsoft Word
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| Attackers can use specially prepared text documents to take full
| control of computers, warns the German Federal Agency for Security
| in Information Technology (BSI).
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http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE320070318055211&Page=3&Title=Features+-+Health+%26+Science&Topic=166
http://tinyurl.com/2gbu6n
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Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
Vista still vulnerable
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| Vulnerabilities in Windows Vista will plague users in coming months
| and years, a prominent security researcher warns, despite its
| security improvements over predecessor XP.
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/vista-still-vulnerable/2007/02/26/1172338546822.html
http://tinyurl.com/2o82lf
Flaw found in Office 2007
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| Researchers have discovered a "highly critical" security flaw in
| newly released Office 2007, despite Microsoft's efforts to deliver
| its most secure version yet of the productivity software.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6161835.html
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