Dangerous MS Word Virus Exploit

A new recently discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Word is already being exploited by hackers. It is spread through emails with a document attachment. According to BetaNews, "Users who open the attachment with Word XP and Word 2003 are then infected with a trojan that contains rootkit-like features in order to hide itself from antivirus scanners." Once infected, the hackers will have what seems like full access to the compromised computer. Microsoft is currently researching a patch for this and plans to release it at their next patch release date June 13, 2006. Users beware!

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