LNK Files Distributed Through Breached Legitimate Websites (Detected by EDR)

AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) detected circumstances of a malware strain being distributed through breached legitimate websites using various file names, prompting users to run them. This post will introduce how AhnLab EDR analyzes and detects the method of malware distribution using LNK files as the medium, a method that has been employed often in recent times.

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