In other words, these shortcut files are crafted such that viewing their properties in Windows conceals the malicious ...

The target field in your Windows shortcuts has been a hotbed for viruses for years.

Microsoft has silently mitigated CVE-2025-9491, a Windows vulnerability exploited to distribute malware via LNK files ...

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A Zero-Day Vulnerability in the Display of LNK Files in Windows became known at the end of August this year. Microsoft currently plans no fix and does not classify it as highly risky, unlike Trend ...

Mustang Panda used CVE-2025-9491 to target European diplomats via phishing and malicious .LNK files Exploited Windows Shell Link flaw deploys PlugX RAT for persistent access and data exfiltration ...

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ESET Research discovered a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR being exploited in the wild in the guise of job application documents; the weaponized archives exploited a path traversal flaw to compromise ...

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Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...