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Re: Microsoft Office exploit

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Microsoft Office exploit
Date 2018-10-24 20:19 -0700
Message-ID <g3cr22Fcb0jU6@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <pqrahv$lgv$2@dont-email.me>

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On 10/24/18 7:42 PM, RonB wrote:
> And Microsoft Office is STILL not secure.
> 
> ~~
> New Windows malware campaign escapes detection by A-V software
> 
> 
> 
> A new malware campaign, that uses a modified exploit of a vulnerability in
> Microsoft Office to download the trojan Agent Tesla and other malware such
> as the Loki information stealer, can avoid detection by most common
> anti-virus solutions, the Cisco Talos Intelligence Group claims.
> 
> In a blog post, researchers Edmund Brumaghin and Holger Unterbrink said the
> attackers behind this malware campaign - which has not been given a name as
> yet - used a well-known exploit chain but modified it so that anti-virus
> software would not be able to detect it.
> 
> Agent Tesla can steal user login information from the following
> applications: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Yandex, Opera, Outlook,
> Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Eudora, FileZilla, WinSCP, FTP Navigator, Paltalk,
> Internet Download Manager, JDownloader, Apple keychain, SeaMonkey, Comodo
> Dragon, Flock and DynDNS.
> 
> It can also be used to capture screenshots, record webcams, and allow
> attackers to install additional malware on infected systems.
> 
> The malware uses a remote code execution vulnerability in Office to download
> an RTF document from within a DOCX file.
> ....
> ~~
> https://tinyurl.com/yb7wx5aq
> 
> The joy of using Windows and Microsoft. Lucky dogs, I never get to root
> out viruses or malware on Linux.
> 

Most users do not... but few users spew the cult-like crap you do, either.

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Microsoft Office exploit RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-10-25 02:42 +0000
  Re: Microsoft Office exploit Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 20:01 -0700
  Re: Microsoft Office exploit Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 20:19 -0700
  Every party has a loser, that is why we invited RonB party pooper. Simon bar Sinister <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 21:24 -0700
    Re: Every party has a loser, that is why we invited RonB party pooper. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 22:05 -0700

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