Hacking a Vista PC Video

Video description: Security experts at Determina show how a Vista PC can be compromised by exploiting a flaw in the way the operating system handles animated-cursor files. They've determined that Firefox users are at a higher risk than IE 7 users.

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CNET Senior Editor Robert Vamosi shows off new features buried in the latest community technology preview of Vista that may appeal to non-business users.\r\n