Novel hack allows an attacker to create a mouse-over in a PowerPoint file that triggers the installation of malware. A researcher is sounding the alarm over what he believes could be a novel attack ...

This article was updated on 9/29/22 with new information that Microsoft fixed a vulnerability in 2021 tracked as CVE-2021-40444 that also prevents this PowerPoint exploit from working. If you have ...

Criminal hackers have started using a novel malware attack that infects people when their mouse hovers over a link embedded in a malicious PowerPoint file. The method—which was used in a recent spam ...

A spam campaign is infecting users with malware via a malicious PowerPoint file with a hyperlink. If the user hovers over the link, PowerPoint proceeds to download a script along with the malware.

Computers are now being infected by a trojan horse that activates when users hover their mouse over links and images in Microsoft PowerPoint documents, according to Trend Micro researchers. The ...