Monday, April 10, 2017
Microsoft Office vulnerability lets hackers use Word files to install malware
You might want to be extra careful about what files you open in Word over the next few days: Attackers are exploiting a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office to sneak malware into your system. The zero-day bug fundamentally relies on infected Word documents, which then download malicious HTML applications disguised as make-belief Rich Text files. Once executed, the HTML application connects to a remote server and runs a custom script designed to stealthily install malware. What is particularly worrying is that unlike regular macro hacks – which Office generally warns against when opening macro-enabled documents – the attack vector makes it…
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