Microsoft inadverdently leaks WMF patch

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"Security experts have urged Microsoft to rush the patch because of the onslaught of attacks. More than a million PCs have already been compromised, according to Andreas Marx, an antivirus software specialist at the University of Magdeburg in Germany. There are thousands of malicious Web sites, as well as Trojan horses and at least one instant messaging worm, that use the WMF flaw as a conduit, other experts have said.

Microsoft said it hasn't seen many attacks on its customers. The company plans to issue the final version of its fix on Tuesday, its next official patch release day, Fry Wilson said."

and microsoft would see this... how? a security company tracks "activity" of the baddies and microsoft tracks what? call volume? probably more than half the people infected dont know it, and half of the others call their isp to try to help them fix it.

so how would ms know how many people are infected?

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