Hackers turn Microsoft Office flaw into full-blown exploit

Monday, 3 October 2005, 2:42 PM EST

Microsoft is contending with a new Trojan exploit in its Office collaborative software suite that could allow remote attackers to take over vulnerable computers.

The exploit takes advantage of a flaw in Microsoft's Jet database engine, which is a lightweight database used in the company's Office software.

By Antony Savvas at ComputerWeekly.

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