Microsoft: New Windows LNK spoofing issues aren't vulnerabilities (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[-] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

So… as long as I download and execute a virus myself, any undocumented exploits it uses are not technically security vulnerabilities, am I reading that right?
And then, because it requires user intervention, AND Windows Defender can detect this exploit, oh uhmm.. can’t call it an exploit.. let’s say intended whoopsie, they don’t have to fix it, right?

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