Microsoft releases emergency patch to fix severe remote-code execution flaw that exploits Windows' own anti-virus engine

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Microsoft acts quickly following disclosure by Google's Project Zero bug-hunters

Microsoft issued an emergency patch overnight in order to protect users from a ‘severe' remote-code execution flaw affecting Windows' Malware Protection Engine. The flaw had been described as "c...

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