Microsoft to release emergency security fix

From Computer Weekly

“Microsoft plans to release an emergency security update for Windows today (2nd August) to patch a recently reported vulnerability in the way the operating system creates desktop shortcuts.

The out-of-band release will prevent Windows from allowing malicious code to be executed when the icon of a specially crafted shortcut is displayed.

The software developer decided to release a patch before the monthly Patch Tuesday update on 10 August after finding evidence that the vulnerability was being exploited.”

Read more at Computer Weekly

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