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Another “Limited” Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft posted a Security Advisory (932553) about a new “limited” zero-day security hole in Excel today. The advisory goes on to warn that other Office apps could be at risk as well.
I’d suggest you check it out if you’re a heavy (or even moderate) MSO user.
Friday Freeware Roundup - 1/5
Updates to some useful Mac freeware during the past week (or so)…
Friday Freeware Roundup
For those who may have missed them, updates to some useful Mac freeware during the past week (or so)…
- Anacron 3.2
- Firefox 2.0.0.1
- Growl 0.7.5
- ImageWell 3
- Opera 9.1
- Vine Server 2.1 (Formerly OSXvnc)
- VirtueDesktops 0.53r265a
Anacron Update Released
A quick note to let those of you who use Anacron for Tiger know that an update was released a couple of days ago. The new version is built as a Universal Binary package which runs on both PPC and Intel machines.
If you’ve not yet heard about Anacron, but let your computer sleep during the night, then this free little software package is a must have. It automatically runs the daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance scripts if they need to be as soon as you wake your Mac. I put this on every workstation I set up or maintain. You should too.
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Security Advisory (929433): Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution: Microsoft is investigating a new report of limited “zero-day†attacks using a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac, and Microsoft Word 2004 v. X for Mac, as well as Microsoft Works 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Though I rarely use Word myself, this is a MS flaw worth noting since it affects Mac as well as PC. As always — use extreme caution when you receive email with an attachment of any kind that you weren’t expecting, or even if you were expecting it.
If there’s ever any doubt in you mind about an email attachment, I highly recommend using ClamXav to scan your mail directory (~/Library/Mail) for any nasties — though I’m not entirely sure if ClamX would catch this one or not.
I’ll be putting up an in-depth ClamXav usage tutorial in the near future for those who aren’t familiar with it.
