A new security vulnerability in Windows could allow cybercriminals to hijack a user’s machine and divert Web traffic through a malicious proxy server, Microsoft announced on Monday. Hackers can send e-mail messages linked to a malicious payload hosted on a remote Internet server, which could trick recipients into clicking on the link and deliver a backdoor Trojan Horse virus to a Windows Vista-based PC. That damage includes anything from the deletion of files to the replication of files.
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Trojan Horse Is Newest Windows Vulnerability
Posted by: Tim Gray March 26, 2007 03:13 PMA new security vulnerability in Windows could allow cybercriminals to hijack a user’s machine and divert Web traffic through a malicious proxy server, Microsoft announced on Monday. Hackers can send e-mail messages linked to a malicious payload hosted on a remote Internet server, which could trick recipients into clicking on the link and deliver a backdoor Trojan Horse virus to a Windows Vista-based PC. That damage includes anything from the deletion of files to the replication of files.