Windows Media Player Hack
Microsoft has uncovered a problem with Windows Media Player (WMP) which may allow for hackers to access your computer through it. The flaw comes in the handling of bitmapped images. The images that you display while playing music in WMP allows for a hole that hackers can use to bypass your security and plant viruses or spyware into your computer. Hackers do this by sending a file which drowns the bitmap image handler with data. This forces WMP to crash and the hacker is able to take control of your computer. All versions of WMP are at risk. Microsoft does have a patch to solve this problem via windows update. Do not delay in patching, you are at risk.
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