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Spyware, Bots, Rootkits Flooding Through Unpatched IE Hole | |
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| Time: 18:44 EST/23:44 GMT | News Source: eWeek | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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The newest zero-day flaw in the Microsoft Windows implementation of the Vector Markup Language is being used to flood infected machines with a massive collection of bots, Trojan downloaders, spyware and rootkits. Less than 24 hours after researchers at Sunbelt Software discovered an active malware attack against fully patched versions of Windows, virus hunters say the Web-based exploits are serving up botnet-building Trojans and installations of ad-serving spyware. | ||
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| #1 By 2960 (68.101.39.180) at 9/20/2006 9:06:58 AM |
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Already seen it on a few users machines. It's a freakin' mess when it happens.
Microsoft really MUST get a handle on this drive-by install nonsense. TL |
| #2 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 9/20/2006 9:45:23 AM |
| #1: They've had literally years to get a handle on it, and they either can't or won't. Fortunately, Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, and a dozen other browser have it right. Vote with your feet. |
| #3 By 17996 (131.107.0.105) at 9/20/2006 5:05:09 PM |
| IE7's protected mode on Vista will stop drive-by in its tracks. |
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