New Trojan Threatens Windows XP SP 2

Posted by michael on Friday December 31, 2004 @01:50AM from the unplug-your-computer-for-protection dept.

lightdarkness writes "Symantec is reporting about a new virus called Phel (Anagram of 'help') which is a Trojan which spreads via a HTML file. All the user needs to do is go to the page, and it takes advantage of the vulnerability in the IE Help control component files. This allows the attacker to download malicious programs on to the machine. Worst part is, this is one of the exploits that even effects SP2. Microsoft is said to be working to stop the spread, and to release a patch." The exploit is apparently not the same as the help file problems disclosed last week.

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Windows Help....bah humbug by Richard+Dick+Head · 2004-12-31 01:58 · Score: 0, Redundant

Isn't Windows Help a virus on its own? I mean, any time I use it is accidental, and I sit there and wait forever while it takes over my hard drive and 2 minutes of my life loading The Obvious, while I swear at it and frantically click the oblivious exit button....grrrrrrrrrrrrr...

My Kingdom For A Windows-Help-Uninstall-Program! :D

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Firefox by subzerorz · 2004-12-31 03:02 · Score: 0, Redundant

I use firefox instead of IE. I'm never using IE anymore.

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