Exploit demonstrates critical Windows .lnk vulnerability

[JB]

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Exploit-demonstrates-critical-Windows-lnk-vulnerability-1040285.htmlTo

[Rik]

Pass me my abacus and typewriter!

[DorsetBoy]

Funny, that registry entry does not exist in my Win7 system....... probably better to see this from Microsoft themselves.

[Ray]

Microsoft information here

[JB]

Funny, that registry entry does not exist in my Win7 system....... probably better to see this from Microsoft themselves.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx

Look under 'Workarounds'.

[Rik]

WIMP becomes WMP.

[DorsetBoy]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx

Look under 'Workarounds'.

That entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler still does not exist in any of my systems.  Web client is disabled anyway so will just wait till M$ work their magic