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davidh
April 20th, 2010, 05:52 PM
New malware overwrites software updaters
It's the first time researchers have seen the malware overwrite rather than mask itself as an update program
By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
March 25, 2010 12:51 PM ET
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/032510-new-malware-overwrites-software.html
Net effect, you end up with unpatched vulnerabilities, unless you disinfect your PC and download and install the affected program, from scratch.