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July 3, 2018 09:42 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/SfUOp6Gx8j4/malware-authors-seem-intent-on-weaponizing-windows-settingcontent-ms-files
Malware Authors Seem Intent on Weaponizing Windows SettingContent-ms Files
An anonymous reader shares a report: Malware authors are frantically trying to weaponize a new infection vector that was revealed at the start of June. The trick relies on using Windows Settings (.SettingContent-ms) shortcut files in order to achieve code execution on Windows 10 PCs. Ever since SpecterOps security researcher Matt Nelson published his research on the matter three weeks ago, malware authors have been playing around with proof-of-concept code in attempts of crafting an exploit that can deploy weaponized malware on a victim's system. With each passing day, more and more exploits are being uploaded on VirusTotal.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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