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Microsoft last week announced that it’s temporarily disabling the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol handler in Windows following evidence that a security vulnerability in the installer component was exploited by threat actors to deliver malware such as Emotet, TrickBot, and Bazaloader. MSIX, based on a combination of .msi, .appx, App-V and ClickOnce installation technologies, is a universal […]
Get your update caps on. Microsoft today released its monthly Patch Tuesday update for September 2019, patching a total of 79 security vulnerabilities in its software, of which 17 are rated critical, 61 as important, and one moderate in severity. Two of the security vulnerabilities patched by the tech giant this month are listed as […]
Short Bytes: By combining a flaw in the working of SMB networking protocol and Windows .scf files, a security researcher has come up with a unique Windows hacking method. Just by accessing the folder with a specially crafted .scf file, a user will end up sharing the computer credentials via Chrome and SMB protocol. The […]