Troj/Cplink-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:18 Jul 2010 08:52:33 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:18 Jul 2010 08:52:33 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/Cplink-A is a malicious lnk file that is intended to exploit the vulnerability in Windows Shell described by CVE-2010-2568.

For more detailed discussion of the bug, including other malware that leverages the same vulnerability, and ways to protect yourself, check out the following links:

Windows zero-day vulnerability uses shortcut files on USB
Windows zero-day attack works on all Windows systems
CPLINK Shortcut mitigation and certificate revocation

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