Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a file to automatically run because the software fails to handle 'LNK' files properly.
An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. The attacker must entice a victim into viewing a specially crafted shortcut. This issue affects Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. *Malicious Usage/Exploitation:* This issue is being exploited in the wild as malware W32.Temphid. *Solution/Fixes:* Currently there are no vendor-supplied patches for this issue as per Security Focus. *NOTE:* Team, please do let us know you if find such malicious files so that we can do some research and provide with removal or prevention techniques. As this is latest and yet to be known to others. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nforceit" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nforceit?hl=en-GB.
