Microsoft patches up Trojan hole
Microsoft patches up Trojan hole
Microsoft has made a new patch available to prevent a worm from finding its way through the Internet into computers so that it can steal the personal information of users.
Previously, the software giant had released tools to detect the worm and stop it from infecting computers, but this new patch also prevents the virus from spreading now.
The Download.Ject Trojan horse is the name of the virus that exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, having the ability to convert popular web sites into worm transmitters.
In addition, Microsoft has been working with police close down the Russian server that had been the source of this destructive code.
This patch is available on the Microsoft security Web site. It closes down the hole and requests that IE users should update their browsers.
Attackers are able to cross over a security boundary within the browser to deliver and execute malicious code.
Microsoft was very concerned about this new virus because it showed a new way for hackers to attack computers.
Two more patches have also been released for viruses that infect computers just by getting a user to visit a specific site.
Some security experts have suggested that people should think about using other browsers instead of IE, because the vulnerabilities have been so common. These other browsers include Mozilla or Opera.
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