ANI flaw attacks on the rise with Vista patch unstable
which is present in all versions of Windows right up to Vista. For those who aren’t familiar with it the ANI flaw allows a hacker to take control of a system through specifically crafted websites with the use of animated cursors and can use that to steal information.
ANI files are responsible for displaying animations or customized cursors should the owner of the website decide to do so. Personally, I hate sites that do that but to each his/her own. Microsoft has released a patch for the ANI flaw and even though websites exploiting this flaw continue to rise you may not want to install the patch.
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