{"id":1172,"date":"2020-09-17T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:03:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T17:03:28","slug":"malicious-emails-could-cause-admin-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/malicious-emails-could-cause-admin-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Malicious Emails Could Cause Admin Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft Office&#8217;s years old defect has allowed hackers to create e-mails which could potentially wreak havoc. If you use Microsoft Office, keep reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2017-11882\">NIST<\/a>, &#8220;Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka &#8220;Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability&#8221;. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11884.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/My-Post-20-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/My-Post-20-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/My-Post-20-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/My-Post-20-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/My-Post-20-624x327.png 624w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/My-Post-20.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If a certain account has the high admin control, and the hacker receive the privileges, it could be troublesome. That could potentially allow them to delete information, install just about anything, and give them access to any and all private information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Make sure your antivirus is up to date on your computer to avoid any and all malicious cyber attacks. Also, remember that Windows 10 updates are only pushed through its operating system and not through e-mails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ever have an issue with any Windows 10 updates, give us a call at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. \u00a0Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. This blog post was brought to you from our staff at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.garlandcomputerrepairservice.com\/\">Garland Computer Repair Service<\/a>. If you need computer repair in Garland, TX please call or text the local office at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:469-299-9005\">(469) 299-9005<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Office&#8217;s years old defect has allowed hackers to create e-mails which could potentially wreak havoc. If you use Microsoft Office, keep reading! 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