DJMikeJames
Hi Everyone. Just thought I would share this information with you.
Microsoft Office users attacked by cybercriminals
By Jim Finkle - Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:13PM EDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned that cybercriminals have attacked users of its Office software for Windows PCs, exploiting a programing flaw that the software giant has yet to repair.
The world's largest software maker issued the warning on Tuesday as it released patches to address nine other security holes in its software.
"Despite today's fixes, Windows users continue to be under attack. Microsoft is taking two steps forward, while attackers are putting it one step back," said Dave Marcus, McAfee Inc's Avert Labs director of security research.
Cybercriminals target Microsoft programs because they are so widely used, allowing them to go after the largest number of potential victims with one set of code. (Windows runs more than 90 percent of the world's PCs. Office has some 500 million users).
Hackers take advantage of the Office vulnerability by booby-trapping websites with malicious code that loads onto computers running Office software. Infected PCs are commandeered into a botnet, a network of hijacked computers. They are used for identity theft, spamming and other cybercrimes.
Microsoft did not say how many machines were attacked.
Users can prevent attacks by disabling functions within the Office software that allow it to work over the Web. M*crosoft has posted a tool for doing that on its website -- Office XP, 2003 and 2007 are vulnerable to the attacks.
below is a link to the fix
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973472#FixItForMe
Microsoft Office users attacked by cybercriminals
By Jim Finkle - Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:13PM EDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned that cybercriminals have attacked users of its Office software for Windows PCs, exploiting a programing flaw that the software giant has yet to repair.
The world's largest software maker issued the warning on Tuesday as it released patches to address nine other security holes in its software.
"Despite today's fixes, Windows users continue to be under attack. Microsoft is taking two steps forward, while attackers are putting it one step back," said Dave Marcus, McAfee Inc's Avert Labs director of security research.
Cybercriminals target Microsoft programs because they are so widely used, allowing them to go after the largest number of potential victims with one set of code. (Windows runs more than 90 percent of the world's PCs. Office has some 500 million users).
Hackers take advantage of the Office vulnerability by booby-trapping websites with malicious code that loads onto computers running Office software. Infected PCs are commandeered into a botnet, a network of hijacked computers. They are used for identity theft, spamming and other cybercrimes.
Microsoft did not say how many machines were attacked.
Users can prevent attacks by disabling functions within the Office software that allow it to work over the Web. M*crosoft has posted a tool for doing that on its website -- Office XP, 2003 and 2007 are vulnerable to the attacks.
below is a link to the fix
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973472#FixItForMe
发表时间 Wed 15 Jul 09 @ 3:34 am
markdeejay75
thanks :)
发表时间 Wed 15 Jul 09 @ 4:01 am
DJRudeDoGG
Yes, thanks. I use MS Office Enterprise 2007 on a daily basis. Multiple times per day. I have heard of things like this before and MS fixes it, then the hackers find another vulnerability every time.
DJ RuDe
DJ RuDe
发表时间 Wed 15 Jul 09 @ 11:08 am
tayla
cheers...
发表时间 Wed 15 Jul 09 @ 11:26 am
DJ Cyder
thats why i use iwork 09 :)
发表时间 Wed 15 Jul 09 @ 4:14 pm
discjockeydoc
Thanks for the info :^D
发表时间 Wed 15 Jul 09 @ 4:17 pm