http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41652970
Adobe patches Flash bug used for planting spying tools
This article talks about the following: Adobe Flash, one of the widely used, for viewing content recently got compromised and hackers found way of bypassing it by placing malicious flash files within word documents, which were sent to customers email id’s. The malware identified as FinSpy automatically runs upon opening such documents and self-installs. The function of the malware is to spy on remote computers for sensitive information. However, this vulnerability in security was discovered by one person from Kaspersky Labs recently.
It will be interesting to see how things unfold in the future. What security configurations are available for users to prevent Flash Files from being run automatically? How soon can companies like Microsoft give users access to enabling of patches for their computers? Is there a way to eliminate spyware already installed on remote computer? These are questions that will pave the way for further research and development
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