Windows Shortcut exploit fixed

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For those who don't use automatic updates, go and update your XP SP3, Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems now. Microsoft today released an out of band patch for the exploit.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180035/Microsoft_ships_rush_patch_for_Windows_shortcut_bug

The flaw was in how Windows parsed shortcut files, the small files displayed by icons on the desktop, on the toolbar and in the Start menu that launch applications and documents when clicked. By crafting malicious shortcuts, hackers could automatically execute malware whenever a user viewed the shortcut or the contents of a folder containing the malevolent shortcut.