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Windows XP trojan installs software that allows remote control
Dec 29 2004-A new trojan, dubber Phel, an anagram of help, can infect computers running Windows XP and install programs that allow their computer to be remote controled.
The trojan exploits the way Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer load help files from web pages.
"Microsoft is working to forensically analyze the malicious code in Phel and will work with law enforcement to identify and bring to justice those responsible for this malicious activity," a company spokesperson said.
"Microsoft is taking this vulnerability very seriously, and an update to correct the vulnerability is currently in development," the spokesperson said. "We will release the security update when the development and testing process is complete, and the update is found to effectively correct the vulnerability."
As of this posting, Microsoft has not yet developed a patch for this problem, but their programmers are working on the issue.
Related articles from other news sites:
News.com Online miscreants have released a Trojan horse that can infect computers running Microsoft's Windows XP, installing programs to remotely control a victim's system.
HNS Symantec is warning users of a newly discovered Trojan horse named Phel -- an anagram of the word help -- that attacks Windows XP. The Trojan is capable of remotely controlling a user's system even if the latest Windows XP Service Pack, SP2, has been installed.
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