From the Washington Post Security Fix Blog: Microsoft: Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Office Flaw
Microsoft today issued stopgap instructions for plugging a previously unknown security hole that hackers are currently using to break into Windows computers via the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser.
In this case, the insecure component is an ActiveX control called "Snapshot Viewer," which ships with all versions of Microsoft Office 2000, Office 2002, and Office 2003. The flawed ActiveX control also is also shipped with the standalone Snapshot Viewer.
The Firefox browser is one way to avoid IE issues.
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