Most Windows users installed the zero-day LNK file patch without incident, but not all were so fortunate -- and Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000 users are out of luck As anticipated, Microsoft this ...

It's not particularly surprising, as that bit of code doesn't actually seem to contain the malware. It's shady as all fuck, but it depends on the existence of the .lnk file to actually do anything. If ...

Shortcuts (LNK files) in Windows are indicated by curved arrows. We often treat them as background noise and don't consider what they actually do beyond opening apps. In fact, there is a huge gap ...

Threat actors are using .lnk shortcut files to deliver remote payloads in a sophisticated campaign, according to research security vendor Securonix published today. In this malware campaign, tracked ...