Archives - June 2006

Uncategorized Excel Zero‑Day Update

Excel Zero‑Day Update

NOD32 now detects attempts to exploit the Excel vulnerability announced June 16th. This means that even if an attacker tries to use the exploit to download a virus or trojan that no product in the world detects, NOD32 will prevent the vulnerability from being exploited. No download means no threat to NOD32 users. NOD32 is

Uncategorized Excel Zero Day Exploit Reported…Have a (Win32)Bagle with it too

Excel Zero Day Exploit Reported…Have a (Win32)Bagle with it too

It’s been a busy day in anti-virus land. There is a reported zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Excel. Currently the exploit of the vulnerability comes in email as an attached Excel spreadsheet. When a user opens the spreadsheet the vulnerability is exploited and malicious software is downloaded. So far the malicious downloads have been proactively detected