Microsoft Warns of New Attack on Word

(pcworld) -- Be extra careful when opening documents in Windows, especially if they are Word files.

Microsoft on Friday warned that cyber criminals may be taking advantage of an unpatched flaw in the Windows operating system to install malicious software on a victim's PC.

The reported attack, now under investigation by Microsoft, involves a malicious Word document, but there may be other ways of exploiting the flaw, Microsoft said. full story