[Am-info] Microsoft leaves IE users "defenceless" to trojan attack

[Fred A. Miller]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9625

Microsoft leaves IE users "defenceless" to trojan attack
Kaspersky appeals to MS to release the patch now
INQUIRER staff: May 222003, 10:53

KASPERSKY LABS said that the StartPage trojan, which exploits a hole in 
Internet Explorer, sets a particularly dangerous precedent because 
Microsoft hasn't issued a patch for it yet.
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The firm said that the trojan infects computers using the 
"Exploit.SelfExecHtml" hole in what it describes as IE's "security" system.
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And, Kaspersky claimed that because Microsoft hasn't yet released the 
patch for the hole, it is "essentially leaving users defenseless in the 
face of this and other, potentially more dangerous threats choosing to 
exploit the very same vulnerability".

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