Dangerous exploit looms in Windows Vista Mail
instead of Outlook or Outlook Express a new exploit has come about to negate that recommendation. Microsoft has acknowledged the existence of a possible exploit and is currently researching its validity.
Symantec has issued a warning regarding the vulnerability giving it a threat rating of 7.5 after it was discovered the bug could be remotely executed.
The exploit
works by first sending an email message to the inbox with a link that is attached to a malicious file. Using this, the suspect PC could be infected with a trojan or identity theft software.
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