They can be very powerful. Shortcuts can execute commands, load external DLLs, and run hidden scripts—all without the user realizing. This versatility is what makes them a handy yet dangerous tool for ...
In other words, these shortcut files are crafted such that viewing their properties in Windows conceals the malicious ...
Microsoft has silently mitigated a high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability exploited by multiple state-backed and cybercrime ...
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Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse
Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files Microsoft has quietly closed off a ...
Microsoft has silently mitigated CVE-2025-9491, a Windows vulnerability exploited to distribute malware via LNK files ...
Microsoft quietly issued a fix for a long-exploited Windows zero-day vulnerability in its November security updates, closing ...
The LNK vulnerability was used to launch remote code execution in cyber-espionage, data theft, and fraud attacks.
A third-party patch management company is cutting short attackers’ use of LNK files to smuggle in malicious commands, while ...
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allowed cybercriminals to hide malicious commands from users inspecting files through ...
Forensic investigators use LNK shortcut files to recover metadata about recently accessed files, including files deleted after the time of access. In a recent investigation, FireEye Mandiant ...
Malware researchers have noticed a new tool that helps cybercriminals build malicious .LNK files to deliver payloads for the initial stages of an attack. LNKs are Windows shortcut files that can ...
Eeek! All versions of Microsoft Windows have a nasty shortcut-file vulnerability, it has emerged. Simply displaying the icon of a crafty .LNK file will cause malware infection. The Stuxnet worm has ...
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