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Saint Scanner and Saint Exploit 6.7.11 are two great tools wrapped up to work together to provide an in-depth view of vulnerabilities throughout a network. One technologist wants the public to understand why releasing exploit code for a dangerous vulnerability is sometimes the right thing to do. Just one week after Apple issues a new version of QuickTime, a fresh exploit has emerged. Attackers have posted public exploit code for a zero-day Windows vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds. Symantec warned this weekend of a new worm taking advantage of a Microsoft bug, prompting the security company to raise its ThreatCon level. The percentage of new web sites harbouring malware and other potentially unwanted programs has increased by almost 50 per cent this month, according to the latest figures from security firm MessageLabs released today. A researcher has released exploit codes for newly discovered Linux kernel 2.6 flaws which could permit attackers to gain root-system privileges they can use to steal data or mount denials of service on Linux-based systems. Microsoft has issued a security advisory in response to reports that cybercriminals are using Word to exploit a vulnerability in the Jet Database Engine. Spam levels jumped in May to 76.8 per cent of all emails sent globally, according to new monitoring data. Hackers continue trying to exploit a patched vulnerability in Microsoft's Graphic Display Interface (GDI), researchers said this week. Spammers are taking advantage of recent natural disasters to abuse the generosity of others for their own financial gain.. PandaLabs researchers said they have discovered a public exploit taking advantage of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Access Database. US-CERT has warned that exploit code is publicly available for a vulnerability that affects the Microsoft Works 6 file converter -- which could permit attackers to take control of an affected system. The researcher who discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the widely deployed RealPlayer has developed a working exploit for it, he told SCMagazineUS.com on Tuesday. Microsoft this week warned Windows and Mac users that cyberattackers are remotely exploiting a flaw in Excel to take over computers. A security researcher has posted code for an exploit targeting a component of Microsoft Office.. Anti-virus vendor Grisoft announced today that it has acquired web-browsing security provider Exploit Prevention Labs. Adobe has updated its Reader and Acrobat products to shore up a major vulnerability that already is being exploited in the wild. A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks.