Hackers Seize on Excel Vulnerability

[HardOCP News]

According to Symantec, there is a website out there that is attempting to take advantage of unprotected web surfers using the recently discovered Excel vulnerability. All the more reason to make sure you keep your OS up to date.

In its advisory, Symantec said one Web server is hosting the malicious file, which it calls "Trojan.Mdropper.AA." The Trojan Horse spreadsheet document can download other harmful files to a computer. Users could become infected if they open the malicious Excel file sent to them as an e-mail attachment. Also, they could be redirected to the Web site hosting the file by an iframe embedded in a page on a compromised Web site, the vendor said.

 

[SharpieFiend]

ummm... What exactly does Excel have to do with the OS?

 

[Gambit]

...perhaps keeping your OS up-to-date will fix the exploit. The hole itself may be in a part of the OS, Excel may just be the vehicle to exploit it.