Microsoft Windows Virus Confirmed

Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, is being targeted by hackers from a newly found Windows exploit. The potential of a security threat is huge, as F-Secure, an antivirus company, announced.
The Microsoft Windows flaw, which allows hackers to infect computers using programs maliciously inserted into seemingly innocuous image files, was first discovered last week. But
the potential for damaging attacks increased dramatically at the weekend after a group of computer hackers published the source code they used to exploit it.

Unlike most attacks, which require victims to download or execute a suspect file, the new vulnerability makes it possible for users to infect their computers with spyware or a virus simply by viewing a web page, e-mail or instant message that contains a contaminated image.