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Friday, August 23, 2002
http://www.msnbc.com/news/797978.asp ‘Critical’ flaws in Office, Explorer Reuters Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that “critical” security lapses in several of its marquee programs, including the Office productivity suite and the Internet Explorer Web browser, could put users at risk of having their systems crashed and their files read by online attackers. The world's no. 1 software maker said that an attacker, using e-mail or a Web page, could run commands on a user’s system to run programs, alter data and reformat the hard drive, as well as view file and clipboard contents. The problem can be fixed by downloading a software patch from Microsoft’s TechNet Web site. The company issued a bulletin advising customers to install the patch immediately....
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