Nasty WMF Exploit Growing Quickly
A new style of attack on Glass windows computers allows a new hacker to take charge of your computer when a particular graphic is shown. There is no patch offered by Microsoft as of Jan. 2, 2006, yet there are steps that may reduce the computer�?vulnerability.
This WMF Flaw affects just about all browsers, Internet Explorer, Internet explorer, Mozilla, Opera and many others.
Any flaw is in the way Windows handles a graphic format ?Windows Meta Computer file ?and lets a good hacker install a "backdoor" this downloads adware, spyware and Trojan Race horses on a compromised personal pc. The flaw is rated ?b>Extremely Critical??very high level.
You don't have to just click a link, open a attachment or get any other action, simply be able to view the aesthetic on a web page, in the email or even an Instant Message.
Even "safe sites" including WebMD can be a carrier, seeing that ad banners that are not put at WebMD may inadvertently contain an attacked graphic.
According to the Washington Post (12-28-05), ?b>it is hard to identify a recent Windows risk as potentially dangerous because one -- the
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