[Am-info] Attack program hijacks surfing in IE

[Fred A. Miller]

Attack program hijacks surfing in IE

"A malicious program, dubbed QHosts, infects PCs using a recent flaw in 
Microsoft's Internet Explorer to take control of how computers look up 
Internet addresses, antivirus firms warned on Thursday. 

The program takes advantage of a critical flaw in the popular Internet 
Explorer Web browser, which Microsoft has made an integral part of its 
Windows operating system. The flaw, which Microsoft has labeled an 
"object type" vulnerability, can be used to cause Web site visitors to 
unknowingly run malicious code onto their computers when surfing a 
compromised site. Such an attack is referred to as a Trojan horse."

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