Microsoft Shortcut .lnk vulnerability caught on video

More information at http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/07/17/windows-zero-day-attack-works-on-a... My apologies for the quality, this video is a quick demonstration of the new Microsoft Shortcut (.lnk) vulnerability on Windows 7. This exploit requires no user interaction aside from opening an explorer window. This demonstration is of MS Advisory 2286198 ( http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx )

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• microsoft
• shortcut
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• virus
• malware
• lnk
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[MajorGoodGuy]

@TheDirtyTeddys fuck off you mis informed mac lover theres 2 exploits that do the same thing to macs as this exploit does the same as this one does but know one seems to care about it not ever apple they are aware of the vulns and they do nothing when this exploit was found out by microsoft they launched an out of band update and patched it as quick as possible apple waits a year some times 2 to patch there shit so shut up.

[newton3010]

Posted a year ago and yet this still works.... :( yay Microsoft???

[yoshibomber]

@coo446 no:( it happened to me:(

[PopoXReturnz]

@TheDirtyTeddys

Just buy a fuck off.

[TheDirtyTeddys]

JUST BUY A FUCKING MAC!!

[stuxnettruth]

Stuxnet is a false flag cyber attack launched by Iran to justify a kinetic attack on a third-party nation state. Seek the truth.

[mrbest20]

@BacklTrack avira prenium security suite have a new system that prevents autorun

[mrbest20]

@FirefoxReview hehe :D

[FirefoxReview]

@mrbest20 lol yea

[gaaraman082]

@antivirushelp Yeah this exploit is just rigging up your USB or an infected USB to execute a program. This exploit has been around sience the days of the first USB sticks.