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25,000 PCs Affected By Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerability

25,000 PCs Affected By Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerability

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Hackers have attacked 25,000 PCs affected by the Windows Help and Support Center zero-day vulnerability, patched yesterday.According to a post on the Microsoft Malware Protection Centre (MMPC) blog, the attacks on infected systems accelerated significantly after the company announced that it would be patching the vulnerability in this month's MS10-042 bulletin.Writing on the MMPC blog, Holly Stewart wrote: “Early on, we saw attackers incorporate code to single out...



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