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Originally posted by COOLCAT:
[qb] Online miscreants have released a Trojan horse that can infect computers running Microsoft's Windows XP, installing programs to remotely control a victim's system, ZDNet reports.
The program--dubbed "Phel," an anagram of "Help"--infects visitors to a maliciously-created Web site through Internet Explorer's Help controls.
The Trojan horse exploits a vulnerability in how Internet Explorer and Windows XP Service Pack 2 handle help files called from Web pages.
A patch is not yet available from Microsoft for the flaw, but the software giant said its programmers are working on the issue. [/qb]
[qb] Online miscreants have released a Trojan horse that can infect computers running Microsoft's Windows XP, installing programs to remotely control a victim's system, ZDNet reports.
The program--dubbed "Phel," an anagram of "Help"--infects visitors to a maliciously-created Web site through Internet Explorer's Help controls.
The Trojan horse exploits a vulnerability in how Internet Explorer and Windows XP Service Pack 2 handle help files called from Web pages.
A patch is not yet available from Microsoft for the flaw, but the software giant said its programmers are working on the issue. [/qb]
As I don't use IE or Outlook or any of microsoft's dodgy internet and mail software I am safe... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
I am also building a Linux Box so I can rid myself of XP too. Don't know why so many people continue to accept microsoft dodgy products.