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Detecting and Preventing Exploits in Microsoft Word
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The funnel for detecting exploits in Microsoft Word has gone from a billion reports a month to a few thousand by narrowing down attacks that occur when a user first opens a document. It is rare for exploits to occur when a user has been in Word for an extended period.
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