Computerworld

Critical Windows vuln. in .LNK files = Stuxnet (and IE IV)

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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Urgent Microsoft Windows Cyberattack Warning: Avoid Opening These Files

Microsoft Windows users have been urgently warned about a dangerous cyberattack that can exploit a longstanding, unresolved security flaw involving Windows LNK files. As per a report in Forbes, citing ...
CSOonline

APT exploits Windows zero-day to launch zombie IE attack

Last week’s patched Microsoft file spoofing flaw has been exploited in the wild by APT group Void Banshee by resurrecting Internet Explorer without the user’s knowledge. An APT group has been ...
heise online

Windows: Zero-day gap in the LNK display

The Zero Day Initiative classifies a vulnerability in the display of the contents of LNK files in Windows as high-risk. Trend Micro's Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) has published information on a ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft fixes Windows Smart App Control zero-day exploited since 2018

Microsoft has fixed a Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen flaw that has been exploited in attacks as a zero-day since at least 2018. On vulnerable systems, threat actors have abused the ...