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Testing. 1, 2, 3... / Re: Microsoft Warns That Word Docs Are Ticking Timebombs
« on: December 08, 2006, 02:05:51 PM »
Zero-day doesn't actually refer to a specific date for everyone. A zero-day attack is a virus, trojan, worm, etc. that takes advantage of a newly discovered flaw/hole in a program or operating system before the software developer (Microsoft in this case) has made a fix available - or before they're even aware the hole exists. The "zero-day" is the day someone opens a virus-infected e-mail attachment (or gets hit by a drive-by download (a Web site that downloads a virus, trojan, worm, etc. just by visiting it)) because the antivirus or antispyware software they've diligently kept up to date knows nothing of the brand-new attacks.
As for Word, there's probaly absolutely nothing to worry about if someone simply uses it for their own personal use. The problems should only arise if/when someone opens an infected Word .doc file that they've received via e-mail or by downloading it from a Web site...
As for Word, there's probaly absolutely nothing to worry about if someone simply uses it for their own personal use. The problems should only arise if/when someone opens an infected Word .doc file that they've received via e-mail or by downloading it from a Web site...