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Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability
Symantec is aware of an in-the-wild unpatched vulnerability affecting the 'msvidctl.dll' video streaming ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to take over a computer. Attackers may send a link to a malicious site via email. >Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability

Web Activities

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Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability
Symantec is aware of an in-the-wild unpatched vulnerability affecting the 'msvidctl.dll' video streaming ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to take over a computer. Attackers can exploit the issue by enticing a user to visit a malicious site. >Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability

Instant Messaging

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Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability
Symantec is aware of an in-the-wild unpatched vulnerability affecting the 'msvidctl.dll' video streaming ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to take over a computer. Attackers may send a link to a malicious site via instant messaging. >Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability

File Sharing

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Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability
Symantec is aware of an in-the-wild unpatched vulnerability affecting the 'msvidctl.dll' video streaming ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to take over a computer. Attackers may distribute malicious documents via file-sharing applications. >Microsoft 'MPEG2TuneRequest' Object Vulnerability

How They Attack

Threats today have become more complicated. They tend to use multiple vectors to spread, thus increasing their chances of infection. Once on the system, these threats tend to show little to no symptoms so they can survive undetected.


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