Fast-Acting Hackers Put Out Trojan Attacking IE
Symantec posted an alert on its Web site Monday, and rated the exploit as a "1," the lowest in its 1 through 5 ranking system.
The vulnerability in IE, which affects the version included with Windows XP SP2, the massive security update Microsoft rolled out in October, can result in a compromised, hacker-controlled machine if the user is drawn to the attacker's malicious Web site. The Trojan can be planted as part of a HTML page on the site.
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