Malware researchers have noticed a new tool that helps cybercriminals build malicious .LNK files to deliver payloads for the initial stages of an attack. LNKs are Windows shortcut files that can ...
The number of ways that Windows shortcut (.LNK) files can be abused just keeps growing: A cybersecurity researcher has documented four new techniques to trick Windows users into running malicious ...
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Microsoft issues unannounced patch for zero-day LNK vulnerability used in real-world attacks
Cybersecurity experts warn of a stealthy Microsoft patch addressing a long-exploited Windows LNK zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-9491, now mitigated in November 2025 updates. Threat actors, including ...
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 ...
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