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Keep all systems up to date with the latest security patches.

Microsoft said its new Edge browser is more secure IT teams should use group policy to force users who don’t want to stop using IE away from it and on to a better, safer browser.

Take Microsoft’s advice and stop using Internet Explorer.

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Make sure all Windows machines have up-to-date antivirus software installed.Better yet, insist that coworkers, customers, and collaborators share documents via a cloud service like Google Cloud or OneDrive. Never open a Microsoft Office attachment from an unfamiliar source.Qihoo 360 said it’s urgently promoting the release of a patch, but until Microsoft acknowledges the exploit through anything more than a canned response it’s up to users and security professionals to take steps to avoid infection: It’s an advanced threat, and Microsoft has yet to issue a formal response. The later phases of the attack use a public user account control (UAC) bypass technique, file steganography, memory reflection loading, and fileless execution.

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SEE: Securing Windows policy (Tech Pro Research)

What Qihoo 360 does mention is how the attack actually functions: A malicious Microsoft Office document, when opened, connects to a remote server and silently downloads and installs exploit code and malicious payloads. It also doesn’t reveal which “ known APT actor” or nation-state sponsors may be behind the attack, leaving a lot of questions unanswered. Qihoo 360’s report is scant on details–it doesn’t say what the actual zero-day exploit is and doesn’t mention the particular software being delivered.

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Once someone is infected, Qihoo 360 said, attackers can install backdoor Trojans or even gain complete control over the machine. The zero day requires a potential victim to open a malicious Microsoft Office document that contains a link to a website designed to deliver a malware payload, which is a common way for attackers to infect victims. Security incident response: Critical steps for cyberattack recovery (TechRepublic Premium) The 10 best antivirus products you should consider for your businessĨ enterprise password managers and the companies that will love them Qihoo’s 360 Security Center said the zero day, which it calls a “double kill” due to targeting Internet Explorer and any other apps that use the IE kernel, is already being used by an advanced persistent threat (APT), which are often government-sponsored.

Microsoft has yet to issue a response to the discovery, and until it patches the vulnerability IE users should be particularly careful not to open Office attachments from unknown sources.Ĭhinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 has discovered (translation necessary) a new Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day exploit it says is already being used in the wild.

A Chinese cybersecurity firm has found a zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer that is already being used to infect machines through malicious Microsoft Office documents.

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