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	from Mary Landesman Dozens of security vulnerabilities are waiting to be exploited on your system. And it's not just the latest Excel vulnerability or the Windows operating system you need to be concerned about. Adobe Flash, Acrobat Reader, Apple Quicktime, Sun Java and a bevy of other third-party apps may host security vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited. This week, details on the latest zero day exploit, plus how to check your patch status.

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Zero Day Exploit in Microsoft Excel
Microsoft has issued an advisory warning of actively circulating malicious XLS files that are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Excel.

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