Malicious PowerPoint File Contains Exploit, Drops Backdoor

Stu Sjouwerman | Jun 4, 2012
TrendLabs discovered a malicious MS PowerPoint document that arrives attached to email messages. The file contains an embedded Flash file, which exploits a software bug found in specific versions of Flash Player (CVE-2011-0611) to drop a backdoor onto users’ systems. So when you receive a powerpoint attachment, make sure you have asked for this, and if you didn't, verify with the sender if they actually sent it. Here is the full blog post:

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