Vulnerable Active X Controls Pose a Great Threat to Microsoft Visio and Office

Our Internet security solution provider WatchGuard has just issued a high severity alert regarding three vulnerable Active X controls that ship with most versions of Microsoft Office and also come with Visio. Attackers exploit the vulnerable controls by luring users to malicious web pages, enabling them to execute code on your user’s computer and potentially gain control over it. To prevent this, WatchGuard recommends that network managers download, test, and deploy the appropriate patches immediately according to the instructions provided in the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-060.

These patches as well as many other security updates are automatically deployed on the networks of our Managed (formerly called Complete) and Partner 3DProActive clients as part of their 3DProActive package of services. To find out more about how 3DProActive can save you from worrying about security threats to your network, visit our website at http://www.3dcorp.us.