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More malicious malware mauls Microsoft IE

Hackers have released new, more efficient malware that exploits an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

Hackers have posted a new version of malicious software that will make it easier for them to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) browser. Based on a critical bug disclosed on March 22, the software was posted by hackers Friday to the Milw0rm.com web site.

The code exploits a flaw in the way IE processes web pages using the createTextRange() method. Hackers have been using malware that takes advantage of this vulnerability to install unauthorized software on victims' computers over the past week, but this new generation is considered to be more dangerous, according to security researchers. Web Services < More malicious malware mauls Microsoft IE -- PC World Canada

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