Microsoft has announced plans to launch an emergency patch for the .lnk vulnerability in the Windows shell, after initially indicating it would wait for the next Patch Tuesday release. Despite ...

Microsoft has updated their advisory for the recently-disclosed shortcut-handling vulnerability that affects all versions of Windows. A "Fix-it" is now provided to implement the workaround for the ...

Microsoft implemented the "Fix It" tool in an attempt to temporarily plug the security hole and prevent existing attacks that are already exploiting the vulnerability by disabling some icons from ...

Windows allows you to customize your shortcuts so that you can quickly access your favorite webpages and programs directly from your computer's desktop. If all of your shortcut icons have been changed ...

Barriers that Microsoft has placed to prevent malicious macros has forced some cybercriminals to use LNK files for malware delivery, but at the cost of easier detection. For years attackers have used ...