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  • Microsoft confirmed that attackers can use a malicious shortcut file, identified by the ". lnk" extension, to automatically execute their malware by getting users to view the contents of a folder containing such a shortcut.

    Computerworld News 2010

  • Last Friday, Microsoft confirmed that attackers can use a malicious shortcut file, identified by the ". lnk" extension, to automatically execute their malware by getting users to view the contents of a folder containing such a shortcut.

    Techworld.com News 2010

  • According to Microsoft, Windows fails to correctly parse shortcut files, identified by the ". lnk" extension.

    CIO News 2010

  • The shortcut protection tool works by replacing Windows 'own icon handler, then intercepting Windows' shortcut files -- identified by the ". lnk" extension -- and warning when it spots a suspicious shortcut.

    Techworld.com News 2010

  • Microsoft, hackers can use a malicious shortcut file, identified by the ". lnk" extension, to automatically run their malware simply by getting a user to view the contents of a folder containing the shortcut.

    Computerworld News 2010

  • Last Friday, Microsoft confirmed that attackers can use a malicious shortcut file, identified by the ". lnk" extension, to automatically execute their malware by getting users to view the contents of a folder containing such a shortcut.

    Computerworld 2010

  • The vulnerability, which is in all versions of Windows, is in the code that processes shortcut files ending in ". lnk", according to the

    ZDNet UK Highlights 2010

  • According to Microsoft, Windows fails to correctly parse shortcut files, identified by the ". lnk" extension.

    ARN News 2010

  • WinMove, \% MainWnd\%, ,\%GuiX\%, \% GuiY\%, \% GuiW\%, \% GuiH\%; Restore Gui size if (Pth & & ShowTTip) if (InStr (0FExt, "lnk"))

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • WinMove, \% MainWnd\%, ,\%GuiX\%, \% GuiY\%, \% GuiW\%, \% GuiH\%; Restore Gui size if (Pth & & ShowTTip) if (InStr (0FExt, "lnk"))

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

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