Microsoft warns users: run Word in safe mode

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"To become open to attack a user must open a malicious Word document sent in
an e-mail attachment. The Word vulnerability potentially allows remote
attackers to take over a user's machine."

Anyone who opens attachments without knowing about them is a fool.
 
I agree completely with you here but sometimes the sender who is known
to you may not even know that his/her computer is compromised. This
filters through his/her email attachments which reaches your system to
make it vulnerable.



JoAnn Paules said:
"To become open to attack a user must open a malicious Word document sent in
an e-mail attachment. The Word vulnerability potentially allows remote
attackers to take over a user's machine."

Anyone who opens attachments without knowing about them is a fool.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

ANONYMOUS said:
Just seen this article which some users may be interested in.

http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=216094&liFlavourID=1

hth
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Are you expecting the attachment?
Even if it is from a trusted friend, that is no guarantee of safety since
this has been a major source of malware for a long time.

If the attachment is unexpected, regardless the source, treat accordingly.
 
Jupiter Jones said:
Are you expecting the attachment?
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Does this matter? Assuming you are expecting the attachment but you
have no idea that the sender's system is compromised. How is it going
to protect me?
 
"To become open to attack a user must open a malicious Word document sent in
an e-mail attachment. The Word vulnerability potentially allows remote
attackers to take over a user's machine."

Anyone who opens attachments without knowing about them is a fool.
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According to what I have read the e mails are spoofed to appear to
originate from a known source. It does not matter how many times you
tell users not to open attachments unless they know exactly what they
are, they always do, in fact why should they give a toss its not their
job to maintain the PCs is it? E mailed Word docs are also very
common in corporate environments which makes this worse but the very
worst thing is that MSFT are not going to fix it for 3 weeks.

Pretty quick and prompt with WGA updates and sticking beta WGA notify
tools on everybodies machines as a "critical update" but they can't be
arsed to post a fix for this "extremely critical" word security hole.

Also calling people fools for opening attachments is not very helpful,
not all people are experienced PC hackers a hell of a lot don't care
they just want to use the things.

The only "fools" are at Redmond.

Jonah
 
Pretty quick and prompt with WGA updates and sticking beta WGA notify
tools on everybodies machines as a "critical update" but they can't be
arsed to post a fix for this "extremely critical" word security hole.
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WGA raises more revenues while patches don't! Microsoft is a business
which people forget!!

I agree with you. If the flaw is critical then it should be fixed now
not in three weeks' time.

Regards,
 
Yes it matters.
Following that, you have now cut your chances of infection to a bare
minimum.

If zero tolerance is your goal, simply unplug the computer and box it up as
that level of security is unavailable in any computer with any OS.

I will not panic over one possible threat.
I will continue what I have always done, practice safe computing, and more
than likely I will achieve the same results as always, a safe clean
computer.
 
Thank you! I make sure I run a current antivirus and a spyware blocker. I
try to practice "safe computing" and so far (knock on wood), I've been fine.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
 
If zero tolerance is your goal, simply unplug the computer and box it up as
that level of security is unavailable in any computer with any OS.
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This is something nobody thought of before. Where did you get this
fantstic idea from? How will Bill Gates, make his money if everybody
takes your advice? Have you thought that if Bill Gates have people like
you then he might as well start selling oranges and bananas as demands
for his digital products would be virtually nil, that is not counting
you and your other significant.
 
The sore point of all this.... is how long has it been left unpatche
without our knowledge.... these programmes don't exactly cos
peanuts

Gawd help us what Vista will be like... no wonder there's so man
peeved people, isn't this why some turn their skills to writin
viruses...

I bet Billy Gates knew about this before we did...

Dav
 
It would appear that you don't understand the issue with "exploits".
It's just like mining for gold, IT ALWAYS existed, it's merely a
question of who discovers it.
 
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