Microsoft fixes Duqu virus ... temporarily!

According to a security advisory issued by Microsoft yesterday, the Duqu virus that has been creating havoc, has been finally brought to book by Microsoft, albeit temporarily. The virus, which was deemed critical managed to install a highly sophisticated malware, which attempted to victimize manufacturers of industrial systems. Microsft adds that the vulnerability was found in the Win32k TrueType font parsing engine. The malware was such, that it could enable the attacker to run a code in the kernel mode. This meant that the attacker could, with full user rights install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts, among other functions. The advisory further adds that Microsoft believes all the above mentioned vulnerabilities point out to the Duqu malware.

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