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South Korean hackers exploited WPS Office zero-day to deploy malware
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<blockquote data-quote="jamey910111" data-source="post: 1100117" data-attributes="member: 113745"><p>Not sure if that's related to this .</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackwood-hackers-hijack-wps-office-update-to-install-malware/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>With MS Office being bloated i have always sought a way out, but end up not being able to small/large incompatibility issues being an issue. Regardless I disable internet access for all my office applications. I only unblock office update for security update then block again. But I think all applications are vulnerable to attacks, and have been...though I suppose MS office is prone to attacks only because it is so widely used, unlike WPS office which may not be that secure? (not really sure how large the user base is).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jamey910111, post: 1100117, member: 113745"] Not sure if that's related to this . [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackwood-hackers-hijack-wps-office-update-to-install-malware/[/URL] With MS Office being bloated i have always sought a way out, but end up not being able to small/large incompatibility issues being an issue. Regardless I disable internet access for all my office applications. I only unblock office update for security update then block again. But I think all applications are vulnerable to attacks, and have been...though I suppose MS office is prone to attacks only because it is so widely used, unlike WPS office which may not be that secure? (not really sure how large the user base is). [/QUOTE]
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