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PowerPoint Security Warning

Friday 29 September 2006

A security flaw has been found in PowerPoint that could allow attackers to install malicious code on users' PCs.

Security experts Sophos discovered the bug in the software, which is used for creating multimedia presentations.

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Users are being warned to be careful when opening PowerPoint files they have received as e-mail attachments.

The flaw in the software could allow hackers to install malicious code such as worms on Windows and Mac computers.

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