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Microsoft Office CVE-2013-1331 Coverage

Jun

2013

The time between discovery of a vulnerability and the emergence of an exploit keeps getting shorter-sometimes a matter of only hours. This increases pressure on IT managers to rapidly patch production systems in conflict with configuration management and best practices for quality assurance. Many organizations struggle to keep up with the constant release of new […]

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USB Autorun Attack

Feb

2013

New malware emerged recently attacking Android and Windows platforms.Main capabilities: Steals information and downloads filesFile size: 330,984 bytesFile type: APK This malware comes up being a system solution that assists with accelerating your system. Right after set up, it displays an image launcher.After the harmful application is launched, the user will discover its homescreen.The application […]

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Active Zero-Day Exploit Targets Internet Explorer Flaw

Jun

2012

On June 1, McAfee Labs discovered a new Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day attack that is active in the wild and exploits a use-after-free vulnerability. We have successfully reproduced it with the latest IE8 and Windows 7. We have confirmed it’s a zero day and have been working with the Microsoft security team for their solutions. […]

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