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Trojan appears that leverages patched Microsoft Office flaw

posted onFebruary 10, 2012
by l33tdawg

Researchers at Symantec said they have spotted a trojan taking advantage of a previously patched Microsoft Office vulnerability.

The exploit, which is being used in targeted attacks, arrives as an email that contains a Microsoft Word file and a separate DLL file, a rare combination considering DLL files are not typically sent over email.