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Watch your attachments: Microsoft Office bug lets hackers take over computers
Monday, October 27, 2014 22:20
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A dangerous new security vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft’s Office software, threatening to hijack users of virtually every existing version of Windows.
The bug in question affects programs like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel – and could allow an intruder to gain access to and control over a user’s entire computer.
Already, Microsoft has discovered that hackers are using the bug to hack computers through PowerPoint. Windows users should be wary of opening PowerPoint files sent via email unless they completely trust the original source, the company wrote in an online security advisory. Even in cases involving trusted sources, it has advised to not open the files received unexpectedly …. http://rt.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2014/10/watch-your-attachments-microsoft-office.html
