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by Aryeh Goretsky Distinguished Researcher
August 9, 2010 at 3:07 pm

As expected, Microsoft has released a critical out-of-band patch for the LNK shortcut file vulnerability which received attention last month. As a critical patch, this update will be delivered through Windows’ Automatic Update service, as well as being directly available for download from Microsoft’s site without a Windows Genuine Advantage check. A reboot is required for the … Read More…

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by Pierre-Marc Bureau Senior Malware Researcher
July 22, 2010 at 11:19 am

Having implemented generic detection of the CVE-2010-2568 vulnerability used to propagate the now infamous Win32/Stuxnet, ESET has identified not one but two new malware families that exploit the same vulnerability.  This vulnerability allows code execution through malicious LNK (shortcut) files. 
We have identified a new family that exploits this unpatched vulnerability in order to spread, which … Read More…

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