That Cute Bunny Racing Across Your Screen Could Be Very Dangerous -- Redmond Channel Partner

Nasty hackers could use files related to Windows Animated Cursor (or, appropriately, "WAC"), to steal all sorts of information from your computer. In fact, this is such a big deal that Microsoft plans to release a special patch for the flaw -- apparently three months in the making. So be careful with those "vanity" cursors out there -- those little bunnies and puppy dogs might be digging up your data and putting it on the bad guys' doorsteps.

Posted by Lee Pender on April 03, 2007

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