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Attachment: LNK file

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Malware/Ransomware
LNK
Archive analysis
File analysis

Description

Recursively scans files and archives to detect LNK connection files.

LNK files can be weaponised to execute arbitrary commands including unpacking and running executable content embedded within the file itself.

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@ajpc500
Created Aug 17th, 2023 • Last updated Aug 21st, 2023
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type.inbound
and any(attachments,
        .file_extension =~ "lnk"
        or (
          .file_extension in~ $file_extensions_common_archives
          and any(file.explode(.), .file_extension =~ "lnk")
        )
)
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