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Microsoft Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For Word

Posted by kdawson on from the incoming dept.

0xbl00d writes "Eweek.com is reporting a new Microsoft Word zero-day attack underway. Microsoft issued a security advisory to acknowledge the unpatched flaw, which affects Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Word 2004 v. X for Mac. The Microsoft Works 2004, 2005 and 2006 suites are also affected because they include Microsoft Word. Simply opening a word document will launch the exploit. There are no pre-patch workarounds or anti-virus signatures available. Microsoft suggests that users 'not open or save Word files,' even from trusted sources."

6 of 483 comments (clear)

  1. Re:let me be the first to say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    mod me troll

    Hold on here! Doesn't the moderator know the rules here? If you say "mod me troll", it means that you aren't allowed to moderate the post as "troll." The cute kicking your toe in the dirt and admitting you aren't good enough is supposed to endear the poster to the harshest of moderators.

    Mod me off topic.

  2. Re:This aughta make FINALS more interesting... by alshithead · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You fail! "aughta"? How about "oughta"? Or even better..."ought to".

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  3. Re:Microsoft Recommends.. by eggegick · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I've never worked anywhere, large company or small, where the systems were not set up with admin accounts.

  4. Mac exploit? by Danathar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How does this affect the Mac?

  5. Re:Social Security - it's better than Social Darwi by wolrahnaes · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    After all, all Social Security does is ensures that even those of us who don't have children or rich friends won't starve when we become too old or sick to work.


    That's what a retirement fund is for.

    What's that? You didn't think to start one?

    Sucks to be you, the world's not fair.
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  6. Re:Social Security - it's better than Social Darwi by ultranova · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sucks to be you, the world's not fair.

    Then what are you complaining about ?

    And the world would be a lot less unfair if people stopped using the perceived unfairness as an excuse to behave in ways that make it even more unfair.

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