Security organizations raise Internet threat levels to warn users that they expect widespread attacks. ISC: “Wide-scale exploitation is only a matter of time” Microsoft has confirmed the flaw and offered up workarounds. Attackers can use a malicious shortcut file, identified by the “.lnk” extension, to execute their malware by getting users to view the contents of a folder containing such a shortcut. Newer browsers, such as IE8, Firefox and Chrome, will shield consumers, but IE6 does not.”]
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