Tag: attackers

Microsoft warns of zero-day Windows bug

March 30, 2007 by Jason

Corp. confirmed today that , including Vista, contains a critical unpatched vulnerability that can be used by to usurp PCs when users surf to malicious sites.

In a security advisory posted this morning, ’s Security Response (MSRC) team acknowledged a bug in ’ animated cursor, a component that lets developers show a short animation at the mouse pointer’s location. Animated cursor files typically use the .ani extension, but the MSRC warned that hackers might malicious animated cursors with other extensions. The SANS Institute, in fact, said it had received reports of in-the-wild using files renamed to .jpg. Read More»

IE 7, Vista Bug Reports Have MS Digging

February 27, 2007 by Jason

is investigating two recently disclosed security vulnerabilities that affect Explorer 7 and Vista, the company said Monday. The vulnerabilities aren’t considered high-risk, yet they affect the latest releases of ’s Web browser and operating system .

has promoted the security of both IE 7 and Vista. The flaws could let get their hands on sensitive user information, security experts have warned. The French Security Incident Response Team said in an alert that the IE vulnerability, which also affects IE 6, could be exploited in phishing attacks, scams that try to trick people into giving up sensitive information such as credit card data and Social Security numbers. Read More»