Screensavers are part of Windows functionality and enable users to put a screen message or a graphic animation after a period of inactivity. This feature of Windows it is known to be abused by threat actors as a method of persistence. This is because screensavers are executable files that have the .scr file extension and […]
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Windows shortcuts contain a reference to a software installed on the system or to a file location (network or local). Since the early days of malware shortcuts have been used as a method of executing malicious code for persistence. The file extension of a shortcut is .LNK and gives a number of opportunities to red […]