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Trojan Exploits Unpatched IE Flaw

Posted by Zonk on from the unfriendly-haxxors dept.

onebuttonmouse writes "The Register reports on a trojan spotted in the wild that takes advantage of the so-far unpatched IE vulnerability mentioned on Slashdot earlier this week. From the article: 'The release of a Trojan that exploits an unpatched IE hole has prompted speculation that Microsoft may release an emergency out-of-cycle security patch. Delf-DH downloads other malware onto infected machines changing settings in order to monitor user activity and redirect surfers onto porn sites. The attack relies on a flaw in the way IE handles requests to the window() object.'"

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  1. Fix just came out. by suso · · Score: 5, Funny

    The fix for this is here

  2. Dupe... by NardofDoom · · Score: 5, Funny

    We heard about this same sort of thing hundreds of times. The editors really need to read the articles more carefully...

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  3. Flaw? by CaymanIslandCarpedie · · Score: 5, Funny

    and redirect surfers onto porn sites

    Sounds more like a feature to me ;-)

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  4. what's the problem... ;) by Dtyst · · Score: 5, Funny

    Average joe search for p0rn
    He fins a site with virus that gets installed on his computer.
    Virus finds the pr0n for him....
    Both win!

  5. In other news... by ZachPruckowski · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Sky is blue!

    Bears still crap in the woods!

    Amazingly, the Pope is Catholic!