Hackers target latest Windows fix
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Hi-tech hackers have started to produce malicious programs that target the latest bugs in Microsoft's Windows.
A worm has been spotted online that tries to use the vulnerabilities to hijack home computers.
Any computer compromised by the worm will become part of a large network set up to send out junk mail.
At the same time Microsoft is re-issuing a recent security patch which has made the Internet Explorer browser crash on some computers.
Hi-tech hackers have started to produce malicious programs that target the latest bugs in Microsoft's Windows.A worm has been spotted online that tries to use the vulnerabilities to hijack home computers.
Any computer compromised by the worm will become part of a large network set up to send out junk mail.
At the same time Microsoft is re-issuing a recent security patch which has made the Internet Explorer browser crash on some computers.
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