Windows Security Vulnerability
July 22nd, 2010
There’s a new security vulnerability in Windows, where your machine can be taken over by simply viewing a shortcut icon. So be very careful about untrusted USB drives, shared files, and anything you’re asked to download (files with “.lnk” and “.pif” extensions are highly suspect). Microsoft has a temporary workaround which changes all the icon images to be identical, but this may be a cure that’s worse than the problem.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/…
(via Kim Komando)
