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Microsoft this week warned that hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in its Windows program, urging customers to take steps to shore up security.

“Microsoft is investigating reports of a remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML that affects Microsoft Windows,” the company wrote in a security alert issued Tuesday. “Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability by using specially-crafted Microsoft Office documents.”

Microsoft warned that an attacker could target victims through Microsoft Office documents, with users tricked into opening a malicious document, which opens a page on Internet Explorer that downloads malware onto the system.