Animated cursors could prove risky for Windows users, Microsoft has warned.
 Source: BBC
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- The vulnerability
- Working
- Precautions
The vulnerability
- The software giant is investigating reports that the way Windows handles alternatives to the traditional arrow cursor can leave PCs open to attack.
- PC users could fall victim by opening a booby-trapped attachment on an e-mail or by visiting a website that is hosting the code.
- Microsoft said that many different versions of Windows were vulnerable to the attack. The list of potential victims includes Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and Server 2003.
