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SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, reported five “critical” security flaws that hackers can exploit to take over users’ personal computers. Microsoft identified 10 security holes in its Windows computer operating system and Office business programs, including the five deemed “critical,” a classification used for the most severe flaws, in an e-mailed statement Tuesday. “At least two of these vulnerabilities, one for PowerPoint and one for Excel, are being exploited already,” said Alfred Huger, senior director of engineering at Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec Corp., in an interview. Users of the programs should enhance their security immediately to avoid being victimized by hackers, he said.
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