notoriousformula
12-29-2004, 09:25 PM
Another Trojan is out on the loose and its name its Phel. This one takes advantage of a vulnerability in the way Windows XP SP2 help files handle calls for web pages. A vulnerability that was discovered last October and Microsoft has yet to release a patch for. This virus rates as a low threat, but it does pave the way for more serious and damaging files to be written.
"Microsoft is taking this vulnerability very seriously, and an update to correct the vulnerability is currently in development," the spokesperson said. "We will release the security update when the development and testing process is complete, and the update is found to effectively correct the vulnerability."
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5506709.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.phel.a.html
"Microsoft is taking this vulnerability very seriously, and an update to correct the vulnerability is currently in development," the spokesperson said. "We will release the security update when the development and testing process is complete, and the update is found to effectively correct the vulnerability."
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5506709.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.phel.a.html