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Emergency IE Patch Coming Thursday; Microsoft Warns Office Apps Can Also Be Used In Attacks

January 21, 2010

Emergency IE Patch Coming Thursday; Microsoft Warns Office Apps Can Also Be Used In Attacks

DarkReading, By Kelly Jackson Higgins

Microsoft today said its anticipated emergency patch for the Internet Explorer flaw abused in the targeted attacks on Google and other organizations will be issued tomorrow, and it turns out IE isn't the only attack vector -- several Microsoft Office applications can also be used to wage an attack. 

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Emergency IE Patch Coming Thursday; Microsoft Warns Office Apps Can Also Be Used In Attacks

Emergency IE Patch Coming Thursday; Microsoft Warns Office Apps Can Also Be Used In Attacks
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