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Windows under attack
Microsoft has been alerted to attacks targetting a flaw in the way Windows handles “.ani” files, the format used to create animated cursors.
The advisory says all of Microsoft’s supported versions of Windows for the desktop are affected, from Windows 2000 SP4 to Vista as well as versions of Windows Server 2003.
The affected software performs ‘insufficient format validation prior to rendering cursors, animated cursors, and icons’. An attacker can create a web page or embedded email and by persuading a target to view that content could install malicious code on the system.
GoTo: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935423.mspx to read more details and how to protect your system.
