New Law Remote Control Trojan virus targeting word

Microsoft Word users should be especially careful when downloading files because hackers are exploiting an uncorrected defect in this popular word processing software.

According to IDG reports, last Thursday, the security vendor McAfee warned users that a type of name is BackDoor-ckb! The cfaae1e6 trojan virus secretly installs software on the computer.

However, to infect computers with this Trojan Horse, hackers must first trick users into opening a malicious Word file. Once a user opens a malicious file, it will have serious consequences.

McAfee said in a statement posted on its website that, once the Trojan Horse is installed on a user's computer ", it allows hackers to "execute arbitrary external commands, download other Trojan Horse viruses, obtain computer screens, monitor and record users' keys or passwords.

Unlike viruses and worms, Trojan horses do not spread through self-replication. Hackers can directly publish espionage files, which are often disguised as useful or interesting downloading files.

Symantec confirmed that hackers spread BackDoor-ckb via malicious Word email attachments! Cfaae1e6, but currently it is only used to attack selective targets. Symantec said the Trojan Horse virus can be a wave on Microsoft Word 2003, although it may cause Word 2000 to crash, but it will not be installed on the system.

This malicious download is required CodeTherefore, McAfee considers the risk level to be "low ".

Microsoft officials did not immediately comment on the Trojan horse.