Trojan Targets Unpatched Word Flaw (again)
Author: Dave Lewis
Well, it just rains and then pours. Ah well. There is a trojan making the rounds exploiting the recent Microsoft Word flaw.
As a result of these attacks, Microsoft advises users “not [to] open or save Word files that you receive from un-trusted sources or that you receive unexpectedly from trusted sources”. This a pretty strict injunction – which labels the common practice of sending document files by email as inadvisable – at least until Microsoft releases patches to address the flaws.Unfortunately, Microsoft confirmed last week that this will not happen on its next Patch Tuesday, 12 December, which will see five security patches for Windows (at least one of which is critical) but no Office updates. Word users are unlikely to see a patch until the new year.
There is always a Mac 
Tags: Trojan, 0 Day, Word Vulnerability
