Eeek! All versions of Microsoft Windows have a nasty shortcut-file vulnerability, it has emerged. Simply displaying the icon of a crafty .LNK file will cause malware infection. The Stuxnet worm ...

If you cannot open exe or lnk files, learn how to reset, repair, restore broken EXE or LNK file association in Windows. Use FixExec or apply this fix.

Microsoft Windows users have been urgently warned about a dangerous cyberattack that can exploit a longstanding, unresolved security flaw involving Windows LNK files.

Microsoft released a new patch for the LNK vulnerability exploited by Stuxnet after it learned original patch from 2010 failed and left Windows machines exposed.

Don't open LNK files from unverified sources. Ensure Microsoft Defender or the antivirus software remains updated. Pay attention to security warnings displayed by Windows.