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Trojan attacks Microsoft's anti-spyware

February 9, 2005 Windows AntiSpyware is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details, a security company warns. TAGS: anti-spyware, Sophos Plc., trojan horse, online banking, attack, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

MSN Korea hack targeted online gamers

June 4, 2005 New information reveals that password-stealing software was installed automatically on vulnerable systems. TAGS: Websense Inc., MSN, South Korea, gamer, trojan horse, attack, Microsoft Corp., security

Another Word zero-day bug used in attacks

January 25, 2007 A fourth yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Word is actively being exploited in cyberattacks, the company has warned. TAGS: Microsoft Word, cyberattack, attack, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp.

Zero-day attack hits Word

February 15, 2007 Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Word, attack, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse

Word hole exploited in zero-day attacks

December 6, 2006 "Limited attacks" are taking advantage of previously unknown security bug in word-processing program, Microsoft warns. TAGS: Microsoft Word, attack, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, trojan horse, security, Apple Macintosh

The future of malware: Trojan horses

October 13, 2006 Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say. TAGS: Alex Shipp, radar, Graham Cluley, attack, MessageLabs Ltd., organization, threat, trojan horse, Sophos Plc., consultant, Symantec Corp., security company, malware, researcher, Microsoft Office, antivirus

Zero-day Wednesdays

July 24, 2006 Why are attacks via unfixed flaws coming out the day after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? Think corporate espionage, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft PowerPoint, virus attack, patch management, attack, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, virus

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

September 5, 2006 "Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, flaw, Symantec Corp., trojan horse, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Report: Targeted e-mail attacks increasing

April 18, 2007 Security firm has spotted a significant upswing in e-mail attacks aimed at organizations. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., e-mail filtering, attack, organization, Microsoft PowerPoint, e-mail, security, trojan horse, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk

November 8, 2005 Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files. TAGS: Neel Mehta, flaw, Windows PC, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., attack, security, software company, trojan horse, spyware, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

British parliament attacked using WMF exploit

January 23, 2006 The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., hacker, WMF vulnerability, government, attack, China, patch, trojan horse, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Where the Net's wild things are

June 16, 2005 Are your systems vulnerable? Ask a few hackers--that's what Microsoft did. Also: Trojans on the march, and worms a-wriggling. TAGS: hacker, survey, America Online Inc., attack, researcher, Java, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, virus, PC, Microsoft Windows

Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horse

February 2, 2007 Cybercrooks reprogram Dolphin Stadium Web site to load script that would attempt to exploit two Windows security holes.Images: Stadium site gets sacked TAGS: Dolphin Ltd., Websense Inc., Super Bowl, Web security, antivirus company, attack, patch management, Windows PC, security company, trojan horse, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., PC

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks

January 3, 2006 Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, WMF vulnerability, Internet Storm Center, F-Secure Corp., MSN Messenger, exploit, attack, flaw, worm, MSN, security, vulnerability, fix, trojan horse, Microsoft Windows

Phishers target Yahoo Messenger

March 24, 2005 Phony messages direct people to a site that asks people for their Yahoo usernames and passwords. TAGS: e-mail filtering, SurfControl plc, Websense Inc., personal information, phishing, Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., MSN Messenger, attacker, IM, victim, P2P, hacker, MSN, Australia, attack

Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'

September 12, 2006 Online scammers are no longer targeting just the best-known brands, according to a new report. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, brand, Websense Inc., DNS, attack, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp.

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